Animals Names Starting With V

There are some animals names starting with V whose name is already familiar to our ears like viper snake, vampire bats, vulture and volpino.

Vipers are a group of snakes known for their long fangs and venomous bite, they are a family of venomous snakes found all over the world, except in Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar and Hawaii. Vipers include true vipers, bush vipers, rattlesnakes, pit vipers, adders and night adders.

Pit viper is best identified by two small holes located on its face, one beneath each eye, they are venomous snakes that use heat-sensing pits to hunt their prey.

Bush viper (Atheris squamiger) is most often associated with rainforests snake, but occurs also in open woodlands, along water courses and in the vegetation bordering trails.

Vampire bats (Desmodontinae) are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. Three bat species feed solely on blood: the common vampire bat, the hairy-legged vampire bat, and the white-winged vampire bat.

Vampire bats emerge from dark caves, mines, tree hollows, and abandoned buildings in Mexico and Central and South America, they usually can consume about one ounce of blood per day.

List Of Animals Names Starting With V
Common Animal Names	Scientific Name	Animal Pictures
Vampire Bats	Desmodontinae
Vicuna	Vicugna vicugna
Viper Snake	Viperidae
Vulture Find out interesting facts about vulture	Diurnilis Neophron
Volpino	Canis lupus familiaris