Desmondus rotundus
By
DB
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus and Species
Fun Facts | Art and Poetry | Sites about Vampire bats | Works Cited
Kingdom: Animalia
Characteristics:
Multicellular
Heterotroph
Reproduce sexually
no cell wall
moves faster than organisms in other kingdoms
Phylum: Chordata
Characteristics:
bilateral symmetry
tails
ventral heart
digestive system
bony endoskeleton
three germ layers
Class: Mammalia
Characteristics:
hair
3 middle ear bones
produces milk
hears sounds after transmitted
highly differentiated
has a lower jaw
Order: Chiroptera
Characteristics:
has wings
modified forelimbs
flight membrane extends down the sides of the body
bats
Family: Phyllostominae
Characteristics:
bats
Genus and Species: Desmondus rotundus
Charateristics:
lives in warm climated areas
does not go above 2,300m. above sea level
live in groups of 20-100
live in moderetly lighted caves with deep fissures
gray ish brown fur
ears are point
wing span of 350-400mm.
head and body length is usually 70-90mm.
females are larger than males
has no tail
has an acute sense of smell and large ears
can walk, run, and hop
does not land on top of its prey but rather close to it and then walks or hops to it's prey
climbs backwards or sideways
 |
At night they fly with no line of sight, They strike there prey when the timing is right. They sneak up from behind and hop on the back, And kill their prey with one deadly attack. The night is gone and the belly is full, He leaves nothing behind but the animal skull. |
Great Sites about Vampire Bats
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/vampire.html
"Desmondus rotundus." 2004. The university of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 11 Feb. 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html>.
"Vmpire bat." Google. 11 Feb. 2004. <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=vampire+bat>.