Spectral bat
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The spectral bat, 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, Centr
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A groove-billed ani, one of the spectral bat's primary food sources
Taxidermied spectral bat "consuming" a mouse
Vampyrum spectrum skull
Vampire bat
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Vampire bats, members of the subfamily Desmodontinae, are leaf-nosed bats currently found in Central and South America. Their food source is the blood of other animals, a dietary trait called hematoph
Spectral bat
…Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Contrary to its latin name, the spectral bat does not feed on blood. This activity has been observed in Vampire bats (Desmodontinae). The spectral bat was described in 1758 by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus. The holotype was collected in South America by Daniel…
Desmodus rotundus A Catenazzi
A vampire bat skeleton, showing the distinctive incisors and canines
A vampire bat feeding on a pig (taxidermy specimens)
Common vampire bat at the Louisville Zoo