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2. Vampire bat - Wikipedia

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   A vampire bat skeleton, showing the distinctive incisors and canines Unlike fruit bats, the vampire bats have short, conical muzzles. They also lack a nose leaf, instead having naked pads with U-shaped grooves at the tip.

3. 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 PreꞒ Ꞓ 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Desmodus - Wikipedia

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   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. Vampire bats made to run on treadmills – revealing the secret ...

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   Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before.. The research, published in the journal Biology ...

7. Bat - Wikipedia

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   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. [173] Vampire bats target sleeping prey and can detect deep breathing. [174]