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  2. Vampire bat - Wikipedia

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    The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, also has specialized thermoreceptors on its nose, [16] which aid the animal in locating areas where the blood flows close to the skin of its prey. A nucleus has been found in the brain of vampire bats that has a similar position and similar histology to the infrared receptor of infrared-sensing snakes .

  3. Common vampire bat - Wikipedia

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    The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. It is one of three extant species of vampire bats, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. The common vampire bat practices hematophagy, mainly feeding on the blood of livestock. The bat usually approaches its prey at ...

  4. Common vampire bat - en.wikipedia.org

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    The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Neotropics. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. The common vampire bat practices hematophagy, mainly feeding on the blood of livestock. The bat usually approaches its prey at ...

  5. Desmodus - Wikipedia

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    Desmodus rotundus Desmodus stocki † Desmodus is a genus of bats which—along with the genera Diaemus and Diphylla —are allied as the subfamily Desmodontinae , the carnivorous, blood-consuming vampire bats of the New World leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae .

  6. Bat - Wikipedia

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    The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) feeds on blood (hematophagy). A few species, specifically the common, white-winged, and hairy-legged vampire bats, feed only on animal blood (hematophagy). The common vampire bat typically feeds on large mammals such as cattle; the hairy-legged and white-winged vampires feed on birds. [174]

  7. Infrared sensing in vampire bats - Wikipedia

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    Head of Desmodus rotundus: Indicated is position of nasal pits (*), apical pad (aP) and lateral pad (lP). [1] Nasal structure of Desmodus rotundus: Stars indicate position of nasal pits and red outlines the nose-leaf. [1] The central nose-leaf and a semicircular ring of pads construct the nasal structure of the vampire bat.

  8. Leaf-nosed bat - Wikipedia

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    Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) New World leaf-nosed bats are usually brown, grey, or black, although five species are white. They range in size from 4.0 to 13.5 cm (1.6 to 5.3 in) in head-body length, and can weigh from 7 to 200 g (0.25 to 7.05 oz).

  9. Desmodus draculae - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 October 2024. Extinct species of bat Desmodus draculae Temporal range: Pleistocene (Uquian - Lujanian)- Holocene ~ 2.5–0.01 Ma Pre๊ž’ ๊ž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia ...