Directory of Phyllostomidae Resources

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The New World leaf-nosed bats including sub-family Desmodontinae, the vampire bats.

Resources in This Category

• Common Vampire Bat

  http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Desmodus_rotundus/more_info.html
  Photograph of the teeth and information on the biology of this species, the threats it faces and conservation issues.

• Hairy-legged Vampire (Diphylla ecaudata)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/diphecau.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Honduran White Bat: Ectophylla alba

  http://www.arkive.org/honduran-white-bat/ectophylla-alba/
  Photographs, video and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Insular Single Leaf Bat: Monophyllus plethodon

  http://www.arkive.org/insular-single-leaf-bat/monophyllus-plethodon/
  Photograph and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Mexican Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/leptniva.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Mexican Long-nosed Bat: Leptonycteris nivalis

  http://www.arkive.org/mexican-long-nosed-bat/leptonycteris-nivalis/
  Video and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/choemexi.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Phyllostomidae: Classification

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/classification/Phyllostomidae.html#Phyllostomidae
  List of the genera and species of the New World leaf-nosed bats with photographs of many species, including skulls.

• The Making of “Vampire”

  http://www.lastrefuge.co.uk/data/articles/bats/Vampire_Bat_article_page1.html
  Long article by Adrian Warren on the biology of the vampire bats, Desmodus and Diaemus, and the problems and challenges experienced in the making of the film “Vampire” in Trinidad.

• The Vampire Bat

  http://www.pitt.edu/AFShome/s/l/slavic/public/html/courses/vampires/images/bats/vambat.html
  Illustrated article on these mammals which are among the most exciting of bats with an unusual social structure.

• Vampire Bat

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_bat
  Article from Wikipedia on the three species, their anatomy, feeding habits and digestion, habitat and role in spreading diseaese.

• Vampire Bat Skull

  http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Vampire/vampire.htm
  Photographs showing the two big top incisors that are said to be so sharp that a vampire can make an incision without waking a sleeping animal.

 

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