Bat

Bats are enemies that first debuted in Crash Bandicoot.

Crash Bandicoot
The bats appear in The Lost City and Sunset Vista, where they attack Crash in swarms. The only way to get rid of these swarms of bats is by spinning away the lone bats on each side of where the swarm enters and leaves, hanging from the wall, as they are the ones summoning them. Crash is able to spin the swarm of bats away though if he gets caught in their path then he will lose an Aku Aku or a life. But, they can usually be avoided by waiting on lower ground until they fly by. The bats also appear in a swarm in certain areas of Temple Ruins and Jaws of Darkness, but are not commanded by a lone single bat and are easy to avoid if Crash stays close to the ground. Wumpa Fruit will come out of the bats in The Lost City and Sunset Vista when spun.

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
The bats appear again in Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex in the Wizards and Lizards level. In this game, they appear as small purple bats that fly around in circles, causing danger if Crash tries to jump in the air. They can be easily defeated by spinning them away during anytime. If Crash is hit by the wizard's magical energy in this level, then he will turn into a bat similar to the ones in the same level.

Crash Twinsanity
Bats reappear in Crash Twinsanity, where there are white variations seen in Ice Climb, where they will fly and swoop down at Crash. These versions can also be found in the cave that leads to N. Gin's battleship. Red bats are seen in Boiler Room Doom, where they fly from side to side over pits, leading to an obstacle when crossing them.

There were also going to be bats in the level Jungle Bungle coming out of the caves and in Cavern Catastrophe if Crash and Cortex stay still for too long.