The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the largest bat of the New World and the largest carnivorous bat in the world, with a wingspan of 0.7 to 1.0 meters and a weight of roughly 134 to 189 grams. Despite the Latin name, it does not drink blood. It is a leaf-nosed bat that hunts birds, rodents, other bats and some insects, killing its prey with a powerful bite to the skull, and its bite is relatively stronger than that of any carnivoran. It is found in tropical rainforest from Mexico through Central America to Brazil and Peru, and it usually roosts in hollow trees in small family groups of up to five. Unusually for a bat it is monogamous, and the male carries food back to the roost for the female and the young. The IUCN lists it as Near Threatened because habitat destruction and a low population density keep it uncommon, and its population is assessed as decreasing.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Their range extends from central Brazil and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found on Trinidad in the Antilles.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Their range extends from central Brazil and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found on Trinidad in the Antilles.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Their range extends from central Brazil and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found on Trinidad in the Antilles.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Spectral bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range countriesQuote, Distribution and habitat, range countries
The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Vampyrum spectrum (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, where it livesQuote, Geographic Range, where it lives
Their range extends from central Brazil and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found on Trinidad in the Antilles.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Spectral bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range countriesQuote, Distribution and habitat, range countries
The spectral bat is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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Conservation Status
has been designated as 'Lower risk / near threatened' by the IUCN
Food Habits
includes a number of avian, bat, and rodent species
Habitat
They roost in dense, lowland forest below 1,650 m elevation
Geographic Range
lives primarily in northern South America and Central America
Food Habits, activity pattern
may have several feeding periods throughout the night
Lifespan/Longevity
can live for up to 5.5 years
Geographic Range, where it lives
Their range extends from central Brazil and Peru to southern Mexico. They are also found on Trinidad in the Antilles.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Scientific Classification
Chiroptera bats
Child Taxon Of: Phyllostomidae, Scientific Classification
Phyllostomidae New World leaf-nosed bats
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Conservation
its population trend is assessed as decreasing
Conservation, persecution
It may be intentionally persecuted by humans.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
It is associated with tropical rainforests.
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