Bat Myth #1: Bats are just winged mice
Mice are rodents, bats are not. They are insectivores. Bats are more closely related to humans than mice.
Tag365, 
Are bats more closely related to whales than mice?
tox_solid, 
I feel like I’ve heard this before but I can’t say for sure.
ickplant, 
Yes!
Bats are more closely related to carnivores, hoofed animals and whales than they are to rodents.
palordrolap, According to Wikipedia, bats and whales have a closer common ancestor than either do to humans or mice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat#Evolution
However, it is mice that are more closely related to humans, not bats, so the comic has its wires crossed on that particular fact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euarchontoglires
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