Woolly False Vampire Bat: Chrotopterus auritus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Chrotopterus
Species: auritus

The Woolly False Vampire bat is one of the largest bats in the neotropics.  The only larger bat is the Spectral Bat.  Oddly, False Vampire bats are not closely related to vampire bats.  Instead they are leaf-nosed bats in the family Phyllostomidae.  

What do Woolly False Vampire Bats eat?

These bats are predatory, feeding on beetles, moths, lizards, small mammals (like rodents and opossums), birds and other bats. 

Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2010. "Woolly False Vampire Bat" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Mar 12, 2010 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/mammals/bats/leaf-nosed-bats/chrotopterus/woolly-false-vampire-bat
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
Montana State University
Created on: Feb 8th, 2010
Last updated: Feb 21st, 2010

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