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Vampire bat

Vampire bat

Vampire bats are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. There are three bat species that feed solely on blood: the Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata), and the White-winged Vampire Bat (Diaemus youngi). All three species are native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico to Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.

 
 
Artibeus

Artibeus

The Neotropical fruit bats (Artibeus) are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 19 species, which are native to Central and South America.

 
 
Common Vampire Bat

Common Vampire Bat

The Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a species of vampire bat. They have burnt amber colored fur on their backside while soft and velvety light brown fur covers their belly. They have large pointy ears and a flat leaf-shaped nose. Their babies use tiny thumbs in the middle of the wing to cling on the mother’s furry belly. Vampire bats are about 9 cm (3.5 in) long and have a wingspan of 18 cm (7 in). They commonly weigh about 57 grams (2 oz), but that can double after just one feeding.

 
 
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Spectral Bat

The genus Vampyrum contains only one species, the Spectral Bat (V. spectrum). Some alternate names for this species are the False Vampire Bat, Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat and the Spectral Vampire Bat. Confusingly, they are not related to the Old World family of large carnivorous bats to be found in the Megadermatidae that are also called false vampires.

 
 
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Long-legged Bat

The Long-legged Bat, Macrophyllum macrophyllum, is a bat species from South and Central America. It hunts close over the water surfaces of lakes and slowly flowing streams, where it seizes insects right above or directly off the surface in a similar manner to Noctilio leporinus and Myotis daubentoni. This is an interesting example of convergent evolution which may imply just how valuable a habitat the water surface is to insectivorous bats.

 
 
White-winged Vampire Bat

White-winged Vampire Bat

The White-winged Vampire Bat (Diaemus youngi) is a species of vampire bat. It is the only member of the genus Diaemus. It is found from Mexico to southern Argentina and is present on the islands of Trinidad and Margarita. In Trinidad up to 30 Diaemus were found in a hollow immortelle tree and one was found in a well-lit cave along with Desmodus rotundus and Saccopteryx bilineata. Flying individuals are easily identified by their white wing tips.