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  1. DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    Vampire Bats' Scary Secrets
    Vampire Bats' Scary Secrets
    Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood, a trait known as hematophagy. They are native to the Americas, where they prey on livestock, birds, and sometimes humans.
    Taxonomy

    Due to differences among the three species, each has been placed within a different genus, each consisting of one extant species. In the older literature, these three genera were placed within a family of their own, … See more

    Anatomy and physiology

    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. The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, also has specialized … See more

    Ecology and life cycle

    Vampire bats tend to live in colonies in almost completely dark places, such as caves, old wells, hollow trees, and buildings. They range in Central to South America and live in arid to humid, tropical and subtro… See more

    Feeding

    Vampire bats hunt only when it is fully dark. Like fruit-eating bats, and unlike insectivorous and fish-eating bats, they emit only low-energy sound pulses. The common vampire bat feeds primarily on the blood of ma… See more

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