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Vampire Bat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_bat
Article from Wikipedia on the three species, their anatomy, feeding habits and digestion, habitat and role in spreading diseaese. |
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Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) - http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/vampire.html
Details on this species, and links to other bat sites. |
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Biogeography of the Vampire Bat - http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/vampire.htm
Information on Desmondus rotundus, its distribution, natural history, evolution and the folklore that surrounds it. |
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The Making of “Vampire” - http://www.lastrefuge.co.uk/data/articles/bats/Vampire_Bat_article_page1.html
Long article by Adrian Warren on the biology of the vampire bats, Desmodus and Diaemus, and the problems and challenges experienced in the making of the film “Vampire” in Trinidad. |
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Rainforest Vampire Bats - http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/rainforests/vampbats_about.html
Description of the three species, their diet, habitat and reproduction. |
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Vampire Bat Skull - http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Vampire/vampire.htm
Photographs showing the two big top incisors that are said to be so sharp that a vampire can make an incision without waking a sleeping animal. |
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Amazing Animals: Vampire Bat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/wild/amazinganimals/animalalphabet/index.shtml?animal=vampirebat
Photograph and information on these mammals that feed exclusively on blood. |
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Common Vampire Bat - http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Desmodus_rotundus/more_info.html
Photograph of the teeth and information on the biology of this species, the threats it faces and conservation issues. |
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Phyllostomidae: Classification - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Phyllostomidae.html#Phyllostomidae
List of the genera and species of the New World leaf-nosed bats with photographs of many species, including skulls. |
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The Vampire Bat - http://www.pitt.edu/AFShome/s/l/slavic/public/html/courses/vampires/images/bats/vambat.html
Illustrated article on these mammals which are among the most exciting of bats with an unusual social structure. |