Common vampire bat
The common vampire bat is a small bat that feeds on the blood of mammals, mostly farm animals such as cattle and horses. It lives in the Americas, from Mexico to Chile and Argentina, and it is one of only three vampire bat species in the world. It matters because it can carry rabies and is considered a pest by farmers.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Short-haired fur, silver-grey on the underside and darker on the back1
- Flat, leaf-shaped nose and a deeply grooved lower lip1
- A well-developed, clawed thumb on each wing, longer than in its relatives1
- Average body length of about 9 cm, with an 18 cm wingspan1
- Can run and leap on the ground, using its wings to push forward1
Sovint es confon amb: The hairy-legged vampire bat and the white-winged vampire bat look very similar. The common vampire bat can be told apart by its longer thumb, and it feeds on mammal blood far more often than the other two, which mostly feed on birds.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: DolorósPot fer molt de mal, però gairebé mai no és greu.The bat is a carrier of rabies, and the danger is mostly to livestock rather than to people. Any person who wakes to find a vampire bat in their sleeping quarters should seek medical attention, and young children may not fully wake up during a bite.1
Si mossega
- Anyone who wakes to find a vampire bat in their sleeping area should get medical attention. Bats should be avoided and not handled, and they should not be kept in living spaces.1
- Renta bé la ferida i busca ajuda mèdica.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
Quant pesa?
fa de llarg com 3 peces de construcció de joguina en fila
podria travessar volant un camp de futbol sencer en 19 segonsQue gran és Common vampire bat comparat amb TU?
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Com de ràpid va?
Dades
Its saliva contains an anticoagulant called Draculin, named after Count Dracula, which keeps the blood from clotting while it feeds.1
A genetically engineered drug based on the anticoagulant in its saliva, called desmoteplase, has been shown to increase blood flow in stroke patients.1
Heat sensors in its nose help it find blood vessels close to the surface of the skin.1
It has the fewest teeth of any bat, and its upper incisors have no enamel, which keeps them sharp.1
Vampire bats share food with each other, and a bat that is well fed will regurgitate blood to a hungry roost-mate, mostly to its own young.1
It hunts at night and can travel 5 to 8 km from its roost to find food.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Desmodus rotundus
- Grup
- Mamífers verinosos
- Família
- Phyllostomidae2
- Ordre
- Chiroptera
- Continents
- Amèrica del Nord, Amèrica del Sud
- Cries
- Females give birth to one offspring per pregnancy after a gestation period of about seven months.1
- Com li va a la natura
- Least Concern1
- Perill per a les persones
- 2 / 5: Dolorós3
D'on surten les dades
- Common vampire bat (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Desmodus rotundus (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
Cada dada d'aquesta pàgina té un número que porta a la seva font. Si ens hem equivocat en alguna cosa, perdona, som fans dels animals, no una revista científica. Escriu-nos a [email protected] i ho arreglarem.
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