White-Winged Vampire Bat
By: SADIA HUSSEIN
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TAXONOMY
TAXONOMY
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Mammalia
FAMILY: Phyllostomidae
ORDER: Chiroptera
GENUS: Diaemus
SPECIES: D. youngi
NO SUBSPECIES
They were discovered by Fredericus Anna Jentink in the year 1893
Living relative are the flying lemurs
Ancestor of the White-Winged Vampire Bats includes
Insect-eating bats
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
White-winged Vampire Bats have the following characteristics
The outline of their wings is white
Their fur is clay-colored, light brown, or dark cinnamon brown
Their ears are longer than they are wide
Key Features include
they have a white outline
their fur is smooth unlike other bats
only bat known to have 22 permanent teeth
From their nose to tail they are 84mm(3.3in). They weigh about 31.7–48.1 g
They have a lifespan of 20 years
They're aren't any big differences between the male and females except females are polyestrous and are capable of becoming pregnant multiple times a year
White-winged vampire bats are found in southern part of North America, Central, and South America. Their main habitat which is South America gets 24-56 inches
Trinidad is home to the most white-winged vampire bats. Some of the plants that grow in Trinidad include Bird Peppers, Gooseberries,Jackfru-it and Chickytoes
Some animals that live in Armadillos, Howler Monkeys, Porcupines and Manatees.
The climate of Trinidad and Tobago is tropical hot all year round. The maximum temperature hovers between 31 C and 33 C. Its mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
CONTINENTS FOUND
CONTINENTS FOUND
They're found in
South America
North America
INVASIVE AT ALL
INVASIVE AT ALL
They're not an invasive species in any other parts of the world.
Diet
Diet
The common vampire bat tends to feed off mammals like cows, pigs and horses, while white-winged and hairy-legged vampire bats primarily feed on birds like sleeping chickens. White-winged vampire bat feeds mainly on the blood of birds. Its said that White-winged Vampire Bats colony can drink the blood of 25 Cows, but their metabolism is so fast that they must feed every two days to ensure their survival.
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
White-winged Vampire bats live in colonies like the other types of bats. They have dominance hierarchies. They interact by regurgitating food to one another.
REPRODUCTION
REPRODUCTION
Females are polyestrous, capable of becoming pregnant multiple times a year. They give birth to one pup at a time and they are monogamous. They don't have one season for mating so its all year round.
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
At nine months the pup is mature, males will leave the roost, and females stay with their mother's roost. Vampire bats live up to nine years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity. They are sexually mature at the 9 months.
CAUSES OF DEATH
Birds Of Prey such as Hawks and Eagles are the most common predators and Snakes. They aren't sexual competitive. They can transmit rabies, this is uncommon because the only reports of rabies transmission from this species are from Trinidad.
COMPETITION
Vampire bats that form bonds in captivity and continue those friendships in the wild also hunt together, but once in wild unknown bats will fight each other over the blood pf animals.
IUCN RATING
Currently they're of least concern with their population and the population unknown.
IMPACT OF HUMANS
Sadly habitat loss, climate change, roost destruction, disease, deforestation, increasing numbers of wind farms are all causes of bats declining globally. Humans have been cutting down on destroying their habitat but there isn't a way to stop rabies yet.
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