The visual system of microchiropteran bats is usually considered of minor function, but reliable experimental studies are rare. In this paper the visual acuity of three (1 ♀, 2 ♂ ♂) vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) has been investigated in a two‐choice training apparatus (striped patterns vs. gray patterns) for light intensities from 0.04 lx to 310 lx. There was a logarithmic dependence between light intensity and visual acuity. The lowest visual angle at 0.04 lx was 2°31′, at 310 lx the minimum resolvable stripe width was 48′. Zusammenfassung Durch futterbelohnte Simultandressur auf Gleichraster wurde mit drei adulten Vampirfledermäusen, Desmodus rotundus, deren optisches Minimum separabile bestimmt. Bei einer Beleuchtungsstärke von 310 lx betrug der beste Sehschärfewert 48′, bei 0,04 lx 2°31′. Für den Helligkeitsbereich zwischen 0,04 lx und 310 lx wurden Sehschärfekurven erstellt. Es ergab sich eine logarithmisch lineare Abhängigkeit der Sehschärfe von der Beleuchtungsstärke.
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