#molossops temminckii

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A dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii) from Paraguay.

Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals

Photographer: Dr. Merlin Tuttle

Hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) from Mexico. This species does not cause problems for people or for livestock. It feeds almost exclusively on the blood of birds.

A minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus minor) in Kenya.

An African sheath-tailed bat (Coeura afra) from a cave on the Mombasa Coast of Kenya.

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THIS IS THE KINDA NERDY STUFF I LIVE FOR YO !! I really love this analysis, I don't know much about Sonic the Hedgehog (I love Silver though. Silver is delightful he's my favorite Guy) but I figured I'd add on and jump in with my own area of autism expertise.

So there were actually quite a few species that would fit, and because of that I couldn't decide a definitive one. I'll go through my choices and my reasoning and you can decide which you like best for yourself!

Dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii)

So the obvious choice given Rouge's tail would be a free-tailed bat of some sort, but unlike Rouge the majority of them have ears joined at the base. Dwarf dog-faced bats keep the free tail but have smaller, more angular ears than the majority of other molossids so we can have both. This species also comes in lighter morphs, to boot!

The only downside is that, much like other molossids, it has narrow wings while Rouge's are more broad.

Naked-backed bat (Pteronotus [subgenus Pteronotus] sp.)

There are several pretty unrelated species of bats that have large swaths of their bodies hairless, and this subgenus ticks every box listed above. Sure, they've still got fuzzy stomachs, but bare stomachs are a trend in the Sonic universe anyway so just add that, dial it up a bit and you've got a bat with just a fuzzy head, like Rouge! I think this is my favorite though because they have these big funny lips perfect for lipstick smooches :P

Naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia sp.)

Pretty much the same as above but vegetarian! Dobsonia is one of the rare pteropid genii where they let them keep their tails, albeit they are very small ones. This is a much more traditionally cute species if you're not into lippy boy (coward), and they have even broader wings and big eyes to boot so you can't go wrong!

Mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopomatidae sp.)

These guys were my immediate thought after seeing her long tail, but honestly other than that these guys don't tick a lot of boxes, and their ears are joined. I do like that they often share her color scheme, though, and their hair is definitely very short so a bald one wouldn't look out of place!

Whatever the case, here's my attempt at her in your style, op! (Don't look too hard though it's a pen scribble)

But, personally, if I had full design control, I'd turn her into a heart-nosed bat for obvious reasons :]

Anywhoozle, I had to look up "Rouge the Bat" on Google Images for this so hope you get some enjoyment out of this!

I got no new art just headcanons 💀

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I really (reaaaaaaally) wanna pet them !

A dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii) from Paraguay.

Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals

Photographer: Dr. Merlin Tuttle

Hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) from Mexico. This species does not cause problems for people or for livestock. It feeds almost exclusively on the blood of birds.

A minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus minor) in Kenya.

An African sheath-tailed bat (Coeura afra) from a cave on the Mombasa Coast of Kenya.