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Common Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 27, February 30, March 31, April 30, May 42, June 30, July 35, August 26, September 18, October 32, November 37, December 30.
Mexico368
Yucatan100
Brazil100
Costa Rica73
Colombia49
Tamaulipas46
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave38
Argentina36
Provincia Puntarenas26
Peru26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
  • Blood-feedingFeeds on bloodChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyNew World Leaf-nosed Bats · Phyllostomidae
GenusDesmodus

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