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White-winged vampire bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Desmodontinae
Species : Diaemus youngi
The White-winged vampire bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the whitewinged vampire bat
A young / baby of a whitewinged vampire bat is called a 'pup'. A whitewinged vampire bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela
Facts about the white-winged vampire bat
Let Abram tell you what really happens: “Because the thumbs of white-winged vampire bats are longer than the thumbs of other species, they can run and jump a couple of feet into the air. (Full text)
Hairy-legged Vampire Bats and White-winged Vampire Bats are less common and are less often caught by biologists. (Full text)
edu) (631) 287 8313 Fax: (631) 283 4081 Ten rare white winged vampire bats are safely ensconced in New Mexico thanks (Full text)