- Due to the destruction of forests for agriculture, logging, and human settlements
Hunting and persecution
- Due to fear and superstition, as well as their use in traditional medicine
Competition with other bat species: Vampire bats share roosting sites and food sources with other bat species which results in inter specific competition.
Pesticides and chemicals: Ingestion of insects like moths contaminated with chemical insecticides.
Disease: vampire bats like other species of wild animals are exposed to disease like rabies as well as disease transmission through interaction with livestock.