Species of the week: Common Vampire Bat

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a happy Halloween and a happy Dia de los Muertos. In the theme of the holidays here is the species of the week: The common vampire bat(Desmondus rotundus).

1. It's range is spread across South America and Mexico.
2. It is the most common bat in southeastern Brazil.
3. They prefer warm and humid environments and will share their roosts with other species of bats although they seem to dominate the roosts.
4. They feed primarily on mammalian blood, preferring domesticated stock over wild animals.
5. They will often mark their host with urine and return to it on consecutive nights.
6. They protect their host and will not let other bats feeds off it unless if it's a mother and her offspring.
7. Female bats are larger than male bats.
8. They reproduce all year around although mating seems to peak during raining season.
9. Gestation period lasts 7 months and one offspring is born per pregnancy.
10. Bats in harems form strong social bonds and rely on them to survive as they share food, raise each others offspring and  participate in mutual grooming.