They are part alike because they are bats but the Vampire bat cuts a hole in cows, horses, and pigs why they are sleeping and lick the blood and the Fruit bat eats fruit.
They are mainly called that because the behavior of the bats was similar to that of the legendary 'vampire' that would suck blood from humans and animals. Vampire bats drink blood (usually only a few...
Vampire bats don't eat other bats. They drink blood, mainly from large mammals like cows. The above is true, the vampire bat does not eat other bats. It is the False Vampire bat that eats other bats....