![Although most microbats use echolocation to find their food, Spectral Bats (Vampyrum spectrum) seem to locate prey using their sense of smell or the distress calls of small bats. They can take Although most microbats use echolocation to find their food, Spectral Bats (Vampyrum spectrum) seem to locate prey using their sense of smell or the distress calls of small bats. They can take](https://external-preview.redd.it/H2NzDVaQZZWZiWkG0doZPKkTQ6lk2dHoxC19uxGKDrw.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0f6014e3f7354b94dd0deca56293929137d88efa)
Although most microbats use echolocation to find their food, Spectral Bats (Vampyrum spectrum) seem to locate prey using their sense of smell or the distress calls of small bats. They can take
Updating the distribution of Vampyrum spectrum (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Colombia: new localities, potential distribution and notes on its conservation
![The Spectral Bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the largest bat in the Western Hemisphere with a wingspan of nearly a meter. Its scientific name reveals that it was once suspected of drinking blood, The Spectral Bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the largest bat in the Western Hemisphere with a wingspan of nearly a meter. Its scientific name reveals that it was once suspected of drinking blood,](https://external-preview.redd.it/kvZHPnP4mA97xGk6fkmVuBovVcLhA8Al3_3RJa6XprQ.jpg?auto=webp&s=42d18e65cd221fd07f152883fa4aeb363505cab5)
The Spectral Bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the largest bat in the Western Hemisphere with a wingspan of nearly a meter. Its scientific name reveals that it was once suspected of drinking blood,
![Weremagnus on Twitter: "Keep it up! Day 18 one of my personal favorites: the spectral bat or false-vampire bat! #batober #inktober2017 https://t.co/JCcMfkudBt" / Twitter Weremagnus on Twitter: "Keep it up! Day 18 one of my personal favorites: the spectral bat or false-vampire bat! #batober #inktober2017 https://t.co/JCcMfkudBt" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMeCS4GUEAAmjqR.jpg)