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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 ...
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 .
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 ...
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 .
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On the contrary, vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus), which mostly prey on mammals like capybaras, cows, pigs and horses, make energy from blood, which is rich in proteins, but not much else ...
Mexican free-tailed bats Honduran white bats Common vampire bat. The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Noctilionidae. Genus: Noctilio. Lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris LR/lc