noun
vampire bat
Refers to bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae that feed on blood.
チスイコウモリは夜行性で、家畜の血を吸うことがある。
Vampire bats are nocturnal and sometimes feed on the blood of livestock.
Katakana spelling is the most common written form; the word is usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 蝙蝠 for 'bat'; rarely used in practice.
Kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used in practice.
A more general term for vampire bat, often used in translations and not restricted to Desmodontinae. チスイコウモリ is the standard Japanese name for the subfamily.
Compound of 血吸い (chisui, 'blood-sucking') + 蝙蝠 (kōmori, 'bat'). The katakana spelling is standard for animal names in biological contexts.