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Common Vampire Bats
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Common Vampire Bats

Desmodontini

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 hematophagy. Three extant bat species feed solely on blood: the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), the hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata), and the white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi). Two extinct species of the genus Desmodus have been found in North America.

Contrary to its Latin name, the spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum) does not feed on blood.

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2 branches of this tribe, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Desmodus

genusDesmodus

Diaemus

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