With over 1,400 species worldwide, bats are critical components to many ecosystems as pollinators, seed dispersers, and consumers of night-flying insects, among many other ecological roles. We created the Bat Eco-Interactions Database to facilitate scientific research worldwide on bat diets and the ecosystem services they provide by gathering all published, peer-reviewed accounts of these interactions.

Our vision is to provide a unique platform for scientists, researchers, and avid amateurs to investigate bat diets and other important roles bats play in our environment with the goal of promoting bat research and conservation worldwide. Our database is open sourced, freely available and continually updated by collaborators to provide current information on bat interactions with plants and arthropods.