Vampire bat

B vampire bat
Difficulty	7
Attacks	Bite 1d6, Bite poison

B vampire bat
Difficulty	7
Attacks	Bite 1d6, Bite poison
Base level	5
Base experience	66
Speed	20
Base AC	6
Base MR	0
Alignment	0
Frequency (by normal mechanisms)	Rare
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	30
Nutritional value	20
Size	Small
Resistances	sleep, poison
Resistances conveyed	None
Other attributes	A vampire bat: can fly. has no hands. is an animal. can regenerate hit points. is poisonous to eat. eats corpses and fruits. always starts as hostile. can be seen through infravision.
Reference	monst.c#line1141

The vampire bat, B, is a monster in NetHack. It is the most powerful variety of bat and, despite its name, cannot drain life.

Its corpse is poisonous, but does not stun the player.

Player

Players polymorphed into vampire bats

• are permanently stunned.
• will polymorph into vampires when the player polymorphs without polymorph control.