- vampire bat, true vampire bat - any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
--1 is a kind of carnivorous bat, microbat
--1 is a member of Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae
--1 has particulars: Desmodus rotundus; hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata