common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)

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common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)

Vampire bat at the Buffalo Zoo.
Date 8 May 2011
Source Vampire Bat
Author omninate http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate_kate/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vampire_bat_drinking.jpg

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 bat, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. These species are the only known parasitic mammals. The common vampire bat mainly feeds on the blood of livestock, approaching its prey at night while they are sleeping. It uses its razor-sharp teeth to cut open the skin of its hosts and laps up their blood with its long tongue.

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Scientific Name: Desmodus rotundus (É. Geoffroy, 1810) Common Names: Common Vampire Bat, Vampire Bat Synonyms: Phyllostoma rotundum E. Geoffroy, 1810

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