@GLord  
It seems to be the case.
 
Just like applejack said “fruit bat” bats weren’t the same as the vampire fruit bats, I bet it applies to pony-bats as well.

@GLord
 
That’s now debatable…

Batponies already confirmed!

So a vampire bat pony is a subspecies of bat pony similar to how the crystal ponies seem to be an offshoot of earth pony?

That face when OP realizes they’ve been canon since Luna Eclipsed.
 
Though Flutterbat was awesome.
 
Also, kind of ironic that a vampire was defeated with her reflection.

@SocDev  
I think closing episodes with teasers like that may be a running thing this season.

@Star Cavalcade  
it varies, the reflection thing was a later folklore thing because mirrors were thought of as windows to the soul in some cultures.
 
Undead = no soul = no reflection

@Star Cavalcade  
Well she wasn´t a real one. Gladly she wasn´t a SPARKLY one.
 
 
Sorry.

@Star Cavalcade  
>expecting a fantasy creature to strictly follow a specific set of rules  
>any year

@GLord  
This is a vampire bat pony, not a bat pony. They’re a bit different, as mentioned by applejack (fruit bats aren’t the same as vampire fruit bats).

@Star Cavalcade
 
I was wondering the same thing.

Vampires cast reflections now?

They were already canon.
 
Wait, she didn’t get turned back at the end?