The Kidneys are important organs that regulate the volume and composition of body fluids. On the other hand, some of the diseases that infect bats may also be transmitted to people. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to deal with the histology of the kidneys in bat. The kidneys were covered by a capsule of loose connective tissue. The Bowman’s capsule surrounded the glomerulus. The epithelium of the proximal convoluted tubule was simple columnar. The apical surface of this epithelium was covered by a continuous brush border of microvilli. The loop of Henle was not observed in the kidney of bats. The distal convoluted tubule and collecting ducts were lined by simple cuboidal epithelium. The macula densa was present in the kidney of bats.

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