{"id":18067,"date":"2025-05-22T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/?p=18067"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:34:15","slug":"morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas\/","title":{"rendered":"Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o \u201cratos com asas\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o \u201cratos com asas\u201d: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">temos visto jornalistas perpetuarem preconceitos sem base cient\u00edfica. A desinforma\u00e7\u00e3o dificulta na prote\u00e7\u00e3o dos morcegos, muito valiosos para a flora e a fauna, e para n\u00f3s.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/apoie-o-biologo\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"65\" height=\"80\" data-attachment-id=\"9413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/dia-mundial-das-abelhas\/original-biologo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ORIGINAL-biologo.jpg?fit=65%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"65,80\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ORIGINAL-biologo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;artigo original www.biologo.com.br &amp;#8211; Todos os direitos reservados&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ORIGINAL-biologo.jpg?fit=65%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ORIGINAL-biologo.jpg?resize=65%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"artigo original www.biologo.com.br \u00a9 todos os direitos reservados\" class=\"wp-image-9413\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; color: #000000; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o \u201cratos com asas\u201d:<span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <strong>preconceito e desinforma\u00e7\u00e3o como amea\u00e7as silenciosas<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>22\/5\/2025<\/strong>&nbsp;::&nbsp; por <strong>Marco Pozzana<\/strong>, bi\u00f3logo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5c8629ee1dd9179736eac86e95d3aab wp-block-paragraph\">Ao longo da hist\u00f3ria, os morcegos t\u00eam sido alvo de in\u00fameras crendices, mitos e medos infundados. N\u00e3o s\u00e3o os \u00fanicos \u2014 tubar\u00f5es, por exemplo, foram mortos aos milhares depois que o filme <em>Jaws <\/em>(1975) consolidou a imagem de assassino do animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17c05a21357291d1a1e51c9d7cc9e116 wp-block-paragraph\">Comumente chamados de \u201cratos com asas\u201d, esses mam\u00edferos alados, que pertencem \u00e0 ordem <em>Chiroptera<\/em>, n\u00e3o t\u00eam qualquer rela\u00e7\u00e3o direta com os roedores. Essa express\u00e3o, al\u00e9m de cientificamente incorreta, revela o preconceito enraizado no desconhecimento, ao qual tem consequ\u00eancias reais e devastadoras para a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o desses animais essenciais ao equil\u00edbrio ecol\u00f3gico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcego-ecologia.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"131\" data-attachment-id=\"18072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas\/morcego-ecologia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcego-ecologia.jpg?fit=86%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"86,131\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"morcego-ecologia\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Morcego ao Voo Sobre a Floresta&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcego-ecologia.jpg?fit=86%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcego-ecologia.jpg?resize=86%2C131&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Morcego ao Voo Sobre a Floresta\n\n\n\n\" class=\"wp-image-18072\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/morcegos-protegem-arvores\/\">Morcegos protegem \u00e1rvores<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/a-importancia-dos-morcegos\/\">A import\u00e2ncia dos morcegos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ba617ea44b8bdf60305dbbda48a0834b wp-block-paragraph\">A origem desse estigma est\u00e1 profundamente ligada a fatores culturais e religiosos. Figuras liter\u00e1rias como Dr\u00e1cula e outras representa\u00e7\u00f5es da fic\u00e7\u00e3o contribu\u00edram para refor\u00e7ar a imagem do morcego como criatura tem\u00edvel e perigosa, associando-os \u00e0 escurid\u00e3o, \u00e0 morte e ao sobrenatural. No entanto, tais narrativas n\u00e3o se sustentam diante do conhecimento cient\u00edfico, que aponta os morcegos como pe\u00e7as-chave em ecossistemas tropicais e temperados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/64.media.tumblr.com\/760356248b00abbaff8d11eba153878f\/tumblr_ml2gs9eHze1rc05ifo1_500.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Muitas plantas dependem dos morcegos para se perpetuar;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>O que ganha asas \u00e9 a ignor\u00e2ncia<\/strong> &#8211; desinforma\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 amea\u00e7a para a fauna<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cdd71ed24c69977248a1fef1b12f26c5 wp-block-paragraph\">No dia 15 desse m\u00eas, o jornal O Globo publicou um artigo intitulado <a href=\"https:\/\/oglobo.globo.com\/saude\/noticia\/2025\/05\/15\/vivi-pra-contar-o-morcego-nao-so-me-mordeu-ele-me-esfaqueou-diz-jornalista.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vivi para Contar: &#8216;O morcego n\u00e3o s\u00f3 me mordeu. Ele me &#8216;esfaqueou&#8217;<\/span><\/em><\/a>. Nele, a jornalista Rosane Serro em depoimento ao rep\u00f3rter Eduardo Gra\u00e7a relatou sua experi\u00eancia traum\u00e1tica ap\u00f3s ser mordida por um morcego. No entanto, o texto revelou mais que o trauma \u2014 mas \u00f3dio e certa ignor\u00e2ncia \u2014 da autora para com esses mam\u00edferos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e930b0724a9d0c94abbcee02d5f2a30 wp-block-paragraph\">No artigo, Rosane usa duas vezes a express\u00e3o &#8220;rato voador&#8221;, sem sequer empregar o uso de aspas como feito aqui. Al\u00e9m disso, aponta os morcegos como vetores da raiva, sem destacar que qualquer mordida de mam\u00edfero silvestre pode transmitir a mesma. Por fim, e menos grave, n\u00e3o s\u00e3o &#8216;178 tipos de morcegos no Brasil&#8217;, mas 186 esp\u00e9cies no territ\u00f3rio nacional. O t\u00edtulo sensacionalista foi editado dias depois, atenuando o &#8216;esfaqueou&#8217; o para o sentido do preju\u00edzo financeiro, e n\u00e3o o da dentada do animal. De qualquer modo, o estrago na imagem do animal est\u00e1 feito.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Informa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong>: a melhor arma para combater a desinforma\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/morcegos-empoleirados-em-arvores.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"221\" data-attachment-id=\"13421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/morcegos-protegem-arvores\/morcegos-empoleirados-em-arvores\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/morcegos-empoleirados-em-arvores.jpg?fit=139%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"139,221\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"morcegos-empoleirados-em-arvores\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/morcegos-empoleirados-em-arvores.jpg?fit=139%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/morcegos-empoleirados-em-arvores.jpg?resize=139%2C221&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13421\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2709ae49679c189513759ac64261b6ec wp-block-paragraph\">Assim, infelizmente a desinforma\u00e7\u00e3o continua a gerar medo e repulsa. Isto ocorre durante surtos de doen\u00e7as como a raiva. E recentemente \u2014 n\u00e3o podemos esquecer \u2014 durante a pandemia de COVID-19. A associa\u00e7\u00e3o direta e sensacionalista entre morcegos e agentes patog\u00eanicos provocou uma onda de persegui\u00e7\u00f5es, com exterm\u00ednio de col\u00f4nias e inc\u00eandios em cavernas. A m\u00eddia, em muitos casos, refor\u00e7ou esses estigmas, ignorando a complexidade das rela\u00e7\u00f5es ecol\u00f3gicas e as verdadeiras causas das zoonoses, que em geral envolvem a degrada\u00e7\u00e3o ambiental e o contato indevido entre humanos e animais silvestres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c0ee673c35c92568dccccd55e29032a wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9 nesse ponto que o preconceito se revela mais perigoso. Ao inv\u00e9s de enxergarmos os morcegos como aliados na manuten\u00e7\u00e3o da biodiversidade e da sa\u00fade dos ecossistemas, os tratamos como inimigos, alimentando um ciclo vicioso de destrui\u00e7\u00e3o e desequil\u00edbrio. Al\u00e9m disso, campanhas de exterm\u00ednio, muitas vezes motivadas pelo medo e pela ignor\u00e2ncia, causam impactos significativos na biodiversidade, afetando inclusive esp\u00e9cies amea\u00e7adas de extin\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Os morcegos e seu precioso papel ecossist\u00eamico<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54116dad9de2d16b3551fcbfa3efff50 wp-block-paragraph\">Primeiramente, \u00e9 fundamental compreender que os morcegos exercem fun\u00e7\u00f5es ecol\u00f3gicas insubstitu\u00edveis. Esp\u00e9cies frug\u00edvoras atuam na dispers\u00e3o de sementes, promovendo a regenera\u00e7\u00e3o natural das florestas. Outras, nectar\u00edvoras, s\u00e3o polinizadoras de in\u00fameras plantas, muitas delas de valor econ\u00f4mico, como o agave e a banana. H\u00e1 ainda os inset\u00edvoros, que desempenham um papel crucial no controle biol\u00f3gico de pragas agr\u00edcolas e vetores de doen\u00e7as, consumindo diariamente toneladas de insetos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"18084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Morcegos sobrevoando a floresta&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Morcegos sobrevoando a floresta&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Morcegos sobrevoando a floresta\" class=\"wp-image-18084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Morcegos sobrevoando a floresta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bbbedd619d63148a60e97ac8d5f99d93 wp-block-paragraph\">Um <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.adg0344\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">estudo recente<\/span><\/a>, por exemplo, revelou que a queda da popula\u00e7\u00e3o de morcegos na Am\u00e9rica do Norte levou a um aumento do uso de pesticidas por agricultores como m\u00e9todo alternativo para proteger seus cultivos de insetos, o que resultou em um aumento da mortalidade infantil humana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4d59e4209cf97aff89d6c8ce5e2ef88 wp-block-paragraph\">Esses s\u00e3o somente alguns dos indispens\u00e1veis servi\u00e7os ecossist\u00eamicos entregue pelos morcegos. N\u00e3o podemos deixar de falar que \u2014 inseridos na cadeia ecol\u00f3gica \u2014  eles s\u00e3o predados por muitos animais silvestres. Aves como corujas; r\u00e9pteis como jiboias e serpentes; mam\u00edferos como gatos selvagens; macacos e muitos animais dependem dos morcegos como fonte de alimento. At\u00e9 mesmo peixes e <a href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/sp\/campinas-regiao\/terra-da-gente\/noticia\/2022\/05\/31\/maria-bola-e-aranha-introduzida-no-brasil-capaz-de-predar-aves-e-morcegos.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aranhas<\/span><\/a> j\u00e1 foram registrados  predando morcegos. Isso sem falar que fertilizam o solo no campo e na floresta. Portanto, conhe\u00e7a outros motivos para lutar por esses mam\u00edferos em <a href=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/a-importancia-dos-morcegos\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A import\u00e2ncia dos morcegos<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-attachment-id=\"18071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas\/morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?fit=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o ratos com asas\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Morcegos voando no doc\u00e9u da floresta. Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o ratos com asas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o \u201cratos com asas\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-18071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Morcegos-nao-sao-ratos-com-asas.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Representa\u00e7\u00e3o gr\u00e1fica mostrando a liga\u00e7\u00e3o dos morcegos na poliniza\u00e7\u00e3o de plantas, gerando frutos para a flora.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Os morcegos s\u00e3o nossos aliados para o futuro. <strong>Informa\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 arma para proteger esp\u00e9cies.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bd47194980b2310026684f9e37018ae3 wp-block-paragraph\">Para que possamos reverter esse quadro \u00e9 imprescind\u00edvel investir em educa\u00e7\u00e3o ambiental, divulga\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edfica acess\u00edvel e pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas que protejam os morcegos e seus habitats. Museus, escolas, universidades e ONGs desempenham um papel estrat\u00e9gico na constru\u00e7\u00e3o de uma nova percep\u00e7\u00e3o sobre esses animais. Ao conhecer sua biologia, comportamento e import\u00e2ncia ecol\u00f3gica, torna-se poss\u00edvel superar a avers\u00e3o instintiva e substitu\u00ed-la por respeito e admira\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/morcegos-sobrevoando-a-floresta.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e54d8f2957e79630305d538141da53bc has-background\"><blockquote><p><strong>Divulga\u00e7\u00e3o cient\u00edfica e educa\u00e7\u00e3o ambiental s\u00e3o fundamentais para que a sociedade conhe\u00e7a a import\u00e2ncia dos morcegos e se interesse por sua preserva\u00e7\u00e3o.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><cite>&#8211; J\u00falia Luz, bi\u00f3loga <\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e416a237217bdb05bed633693977913 wp-block-paragraph\">Ademais, a ci\u00eancia precisa ocupar o espa\u00e7o da supersti\u00e7\u00e3o. Das mais de 1.500 esp\u00e9cies conhecidas todas tem potencial zoon\u00f3tico. Mas, a ideia de que todo morcego \u00e9 perigoso ou transmite doen\u00e7as ignora o fato de que, o risco de transmiss\u00e3o pode ser drasticamente reduzido com medidas simples de conviv\u00eancia respeitosa, como evitar manipula\u00e7\u00f5es diretas e preservar os habitats naturais. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f03f01c0ad218f00909251f549bfa67a wp-block-paragraph\">Por fim, cabe lembrar que o preconceito contra os morcegos \u00e9 apenas um reflexo da forma como, muitas vezes, lidamos com a natureza: com medo, domina\u00e7\u00e3o e explora\u00e7\u00e3o. Romper com essa l\u00f3gica exige um esfor\u00e7o coletivo de conscientiza\u00e7\u00e3o, empatia e reconex\u00e3o com o mundo natural. Os morcegos, longe de serem vil\u00f5es alados, s\u00e3o sentinelas da sa\u00fade ambiental e, portanto, merecem n\u00e3o o nosso rep\u00fadio, mas nossa prote\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\"><strong>Fontes e refer\u00eancias:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oglobo.globo.com\/saude\/noticia\/2025\/05\/15\/vivi-pra-contar-o-morcego-nao-so-me-mordeu-ele-me-esfaqueou-diz-jornalista.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vivi para Contar: &#8216;O morcego n\u00e3o s\u00f3 me mordeu. Ele me &#8216;esfaqueou&#8217;<\/span><\/em><\/a> &#8211; O Globo 15\/05\/2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.folhape.com.br\/noticias\/queda-da-populacao-de-morcegos-impulsionou-mortalidade-infantil-nos\/358990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queda da popula\u00e7\u00e3o de morcegos impulsionou mortalidade infantil nos EUA, aponta estudo<\/a> &#8211; Folha de Pernambuco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/sp\/campinas-regiao\/terra-da-gente\/noticia\/2022\/05\/31\/maria-bola-e-aranha-introduzida-no-brasil-capaz-de-predar-aves-e-morcegos.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria-bola \u00e9 aranha introduzida no Brasil capaz de predar aves e morcegos<\/a> &#8211; g1.globo.com\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Eyal G. Frank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.adg0344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The economic impacts of ecosystem disruptions: Costs from substituting biological pest control<\/a>. <em>Science<\/em><strong> 385<\/strong>,eadg0344(2024). DOI:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.adg0344\">10.1126\/science.adg0344<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/apoie-o-biologo\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"147\" data-attachment-id=\"11979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/caracal-um-mestre-da-sobrevivencia\/apoiepeq\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apoiepeq.jpg?fit=174%2C147&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"174,147\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apoiepeq\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Apoie o Bi\u00f3logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apoiepeq.jpg?fit=174%2C147&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/apoiepeq.jpg?resize=174%2C147&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Apoie o Bi\u00f3logo\" class=\"wp-image-11979\" title=\"Apoie o Bi\u00f3logo\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biologo.com.br\/bio\/apoie-o-biologo\/\">Apoie o Bi\u00f3logo<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morcegos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o \u201cratos com asas\u201d: temos visto jornalistas perpetuarem preconceitos sem base cient\u00edfica. 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