Vampire Bat.

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Vampire Bat.
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Phyllostomidae
Names young: pup
group of flying bats: flock
group of roosting bats: colony
group leaving the roost: emergence
Range Mexico, South America.
Habitat Caves or cavelike places in forests and open areas.
Size Length: 6.9 to 9.3 m (2.5 to 3.2 in).
Weight: 15 to 50 g (0.53 to 18 oz).
Feeding Vampire bats suck the blood from livestock, birds, and sometimes humans. They hunt shortly after dark, flying about 1 m (3.3 ft) above
Habits the ground to find prey.
Offspring Female vampire bats give birth to a single pup after a gestation period of about seven months.
Life Span Up to 19 years in captivity.
Did You Know Vampire bats are very agile on the ground, using their hind legs to crawl and run.
When feeding, vampire bats ingest about 20 ml (1 oz) of blood a night.
Vampire bat saliva contains a powerful anticoagulant, or blood thinner.
Vampire bats occasionally form colonies as large as 2000 bats.
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