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The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae. The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears. [2]
The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), also called the great false vampire bat, great spectral bat, American false vampire bat or Linnaeus's false vampire bat, is a large, carnivorous leaf-nosed bat found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is the only member of the genus Vampyrum; its closest living relative is the big-eared ...
Lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) Rhinolophidae ... Tanzanian woolly bat (Kerivoula africana) St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (Kerivoula agnella)
Vampire bats form strong bonds with other members of the colony. A related unique adaptation of vampire bats is the sharing of food. A vampire bat can only survive about two days without feeding, yet they cannot be guaranteed of finding food every night. This poses a problem, so when a bat fails to find food, it will often "beg" another bat for ...
The ghost bat, heart-nosed bat, lesser false vampire bat, and greater false vampire bat feed on insects and small vertebrates; the yellow-winged bat and Thongaree's disc-nosed bat are likely fully insectivorous. [3] [2] [4] The heart-nosed bat, greater false vampire bat, and the ghost bat are three of the few bat-eating bats in the world.
The idea of vampire-like creatures feasting on human blood has been around for thousands of years and first gained foothold in Eastern Europe, according to Joseph Laycock, professor of religious ...
Large-eared horseshoe bat; Large-footed bat; Least horseshoe bat; Least pipistrelle; Least woolly bat; Lenis woolly bat; Lesser Asiatic yellow bat; Lesser bamboo bat; Lesser false vampire bat; Lesser hairy-winged bat; Lesser large-footed bat; Lesser naked bat; Lesser sheath-tailed bat; Lesser short-nosed fruit bat; Little bent-wing bat; Long ...
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