Bat

For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation).
Bat

Bat JE4 BE3.png: Infobox image for Bat the entity in Minecraft

Bat JE4 BE3.gif: Infobox image for Bat the entity in Minecraft

Bat (Hang) JE4 BE3.png: Infobox image for Bat the entity in Minecraft

Invicon Bat Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Bat Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Bat Spawn Egg
Health points

6HP❤️❤️❤️

Behavior

Passive

Hitbox size

Height: 0.9 blocks
Width: 0.5 blocks

Spawn
  • Light level of 3 or less in neighboring blocks
  • October 20 – November 3: light level of 6 or less in neighboring blocks‌[JE only]‌[until Mounts of Mayhem]
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A bat is a flying ambient[1] passive mob that spawns in dark areas.

Spawning

Bats can spawn in groups of 8‌[JE only] or 2‌[BE only] in the Overworld at a light level of 3 or less at any y-level, on blocks of stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate that are not directly exposed to the sky. They also need at least 1.5 air blocks (with for instance, a top trapdoor or top slab in the block above foot level). They can spawn in any Overworld biome except the deep dark. In Java Edition, between October 20 and November 3, they require a light level of 6 or less to spawn.‌[until Mounts of Mayhem]

Bat entities do not count toward the hostile mob cap, as they are said to be ambient[1] creatures, and therefore fall into the dedicated eponymous category.

Bat spawns in:
Category: AmbientJava EditionBedrock Edition
Spawn areaSpawn weightSpawn chanceGroup sizeSpawn weightGroup size
Bamboo Jungle10⁄10100%8102
Eroded Badlands10⁄10100%8102
Stony Peaks10⁄10100%8——
Snowy Slopes10⁄10100%8——
Deep Lukewarm Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Plains10⁄10100%8102
Meadow10⁄10100%8——
Windswept Hills10⁄10100%8102
Frozen Peaks10⁄10100%8——
Dripstone Caves10⁄10100%8——
Deep Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Grove10⁄10100%8——
Jagged Peaks10⁄10100%8——
Flower Forest10⁄10100%8——
Frozen Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Snowy Beach10⁄10100%8——
Deep Frozen Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Sparse Jungle10⁄10100%8102
Birch Forest10⁄10100%8102
Beach10⁄10100%8——
Sunflower Plains10⁄10100%8102
Lukewarm Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Deep Cold Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Taiga10⁄10100%8102
Lush Caves10⁄10100%8——
Swamp10⁄10100%8102
Windswept Savanna10⁄10100%8102
Old Growth Pine Taiga10⁄10100%8102
Windswept Gravelly Hills10⁄10100%8102
File:BiomeSprite ocean-biomes.pngOcean biomes10⁄10100%8——
File:BiomeSprite ocean-biomes.pngOcean biomes10⁄10100%8——
Old Growth Spruce Taiga10⁄10100%8102
Savanna10⁄10100%8102
Ice Spikes10⁄10100%8——
Windswept Forest10⁄10100%8102
Desert10⁄10100%8——
Badlands10⁄10100%8——
Dark Forest10⁄10100%8102
Mushroom Fields10⁄10100%8——
Old Growth Birch Forest10⁄10100%8102
Pale Garden10⁄10100%8——
Forest10⁄10100%8102
Warm Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Snowy Plains10⁄10100%8——
Jungle10⁄10100%8102
Frozen River10⁄10100%8——
River10⁄10100%8——
Cold Ocean10⁄10100%8——
Wooded Badlands10⁄10100%8102
Mangrove Swamp10⁄10100%8102
Savanna Plateau10⁄10100%8102
Cherry Grove10⁄10100%8——
Stony Shore10⁄10100%8——
Snowy Taiga10⁄10100%8102

Drops

On death

Bats do not drop any items or experience upon death.

Behavior

Bats often fly around aimlessly, squeaking randomly. Their flight pattern tends to favor the east, and sometimes they may fly into lava and catch on fire.[2]

Bats hang upside down on the underside of a solid block when idle, though they cannot hang on transparent or non-solid blocks. During this state, they squeak far less and occasionally turn to face different directions. They remain in this state until they are disturbed; if a player approaches a bat hanging upside down, even if the player is invisible, it flies away. This also happens if the player breaks the block the bat is hanging from.

Bats despawn when over 32 blocks away from the player.

Bats' collision boxes do not interact with the player or redstone components‌[Java Edition only].

Bats cannot be transported by conventional means. A lead cannot be attached to a bat, and it cannot be put in a minecart or boat.

Bats can also get caught in and slowed by cobwebs.

Bats cannot breed, and baby bats do not exist.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Bat screechesFriendly MobsRandomly while flyingentity.bat.ambientsubtitles.entity.bat.ambient​0.10.76-1.1416
​Bat diesFriendly MobsWhen a bat diesentity.bat.deathsubtitles.entity.bat.death​0.10.76-1.1416
​Bat hurtsFriendly MobsWhen a bat is damagedentity.bat.hurtsubtitles.entity.bat.hurt​0.10.76-1.1416
None​[sound 2]​NoneUnused sound event [sound 1]entity.bat.loopNone​[sound 2]​NoneNoneNone
​Bat takes offFriendly MobsWhen a bat starts flyingentity.bat.takeoffsubtitles.entity.bat.takeoff​0.050.8-1.216
  1. ↑ MC-185413
  2. ↑ a b ​MC-177087​

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Friendly MobsRandomlymob.bat.idle0.10.76-1.14
Friendly MobsWhen a bat diesmob.bat.death0.10.76-1.14
Friendly MobsWhen a bat is damagedmob.bat.hurt0.10.76-1.14
Friendly MobsWhen a bat starts flyingmob.bat.takeoff0.050.8-1.2

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierEntity tagsTranslation key
EntitySprite bat.png: Sprite image for bat in Minecraft Batbatfall_damage_immuneentity.minecraft.bat

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
EntitySprite bat.png: Sprite image for bat in Minecraft Batbat19entity.bat.name

Entity data

Bats have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format
  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
    • Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template
    • [Byte] BatFlags: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the bat is hanging upside-down from a block, false if the bat is flying.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
OverkillDeal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.30Bronze
Over-OverkillDeal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the MaceDamage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.20Silver

Advancements

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

History

Development

October 11, 2010Notch mentioned bats as a potential aggressive mob during the development of the Halloween Update, taking an inspiration from The Elder Scrolls' cliff racers.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.4.212w38a Added bats.
12w42aBats no longer activate pressure plates or "trample" crops.[3]
1.4Added sounds: entity.bat.ambient, entity.bat.hurt, entity.bat.death, entity.bat.takeoff.
1.1418w43a The texture of bats has been changed.
1.1519w34aBats now take damage on magma blocks.
1.20.323w43a The model, texture and animations of the bat have been changed.
23w44a The model of the bat has been changed to match Bedrock Edition.
1.21.224w33aBats can now spawn at any height, not just below sea level, as long as it is dark enough, not directly exposed to the sky, and there is a solid block to spawn on.
24w36aBats must spawn on one of the following blocks now: stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.21.1125w44aBats can no longer spawn in light levels up to 6 between October 20 and November 3.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0build 1 Added bats.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 Changed texture.
1.20.50Preview 1.20.50.22 The model, texture and animations of the bat have been changed.
1.21.40Preview 1.21.40.22Bats can now spawn at any height, not just below sea level, as long as it is dark enough and there is a solid block to spawn on.
Bats must spawn on one of the following blocks now: stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, or deepslate.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU19CU71.121.121.12Patch 11.0.1 Added bats.
1.90 Changed texture.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added bats.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1116w32aChanged the entity ID from Bat to bat.
1.1317w47aNumeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.​[more information needed]

Issues

Issues relating to "Bat" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • According to Jens Bergensten, the bat is an example of an ambient mob – a mob that constantly spawns, similar to the squid, but also constantly despawns because when a player is not around it does not serve any purpose.[1]
  • The updated texture of the bat was created in roughly 2 hours. However, the model and animations took longer.[4]
  • During Minecraft: The Island, there is a scene where Guy ends up wasting his final arrow when it accidentally hit a bat instead of a creeper during a pivotal moment. According to author Max Brooks, this was something that actually happened to him while playing.[5]

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

  • "A close-up shot of bats flying around a ruined portal, while Makena hides in a nearby water pool."[6]
    "A close-up shot of bats flying around a ruined portal, while Makena hides in a nearby water pool."[6]
  • Bats gathering around glow berries.
    Bats gathering around glow berries.

Screenshots

Textures

  • Bat texture file.
    Bat texture file.
  • Old bat texture file.
    Old bat texture file.

Other

In other media

References

  1. ↑ a b c "Meet the Bat" by Tom Stone – Minecraft.net, March 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ MC-194 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.mojang.com/2012/10/minecraft-snapshot-12w42a
  4. ↑ "The bat remodel was made in roughly 2 hours for example." – @JasperBoerstra (Jasper Boerstra) on X (formerly Twitter), January 27, 2024
  5. ↑ "The Mountain" by Alex Wiltshire – Minecraft.net, March 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.3" by Java Team – Minecraft.net, December 5, 2023.

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