In the past it was customary to divide the order of bats into two suborders, insect bats and fruit bats, but in recent studies a surprising relationship was found between representatives of the two suborders, and as a result the traditional classification is changing. In any case, it should be noted that the Hebrew names may be misleading: fruits and insects are not necessarily a distinct characteristic of the diet. So, today fruit bats (Pteropodidae) are a family in the order of bats (Chiroptera). In Israel, only one species of fruit bat is found, the common fruit bat.