Desmodus rotundus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Desmodontinae
Genus: Desmodus
Species: Desmodus rotundus

Name

Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy, 1810)

Type locality: Paraguay, Asuncion.

Synonyms

cinerea D'Orbigny, 1834
dorbignyi Waterhouse, 1838
ecaudatus Schinz, 1821
fuscus Burmeister, 1854
mordax Burmeister, 1879
murinus Wagner, 1840
rufus Wied-Neuwied, 1824

References

Primary references

E. Geoffroy, 1810. Ann. du Museum National d'Histoire naturelle Paris, 15: 181.

Additional references

Martin-Solano, S., Toulkeridis, T., Addison, A. & Pozo-Rivera, R.E. 2016. Predation of Desmodus rotundus Geoffroy, 1810 (Phyllostomidae, Chiroptera) by Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Boidae, Reptilia) in an Ecuadorian Cave. Subterranean Biology, 19: 41–50. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.19.8731 Reference page.

Links

Conservation status: IUCN: Desmodus rotundus (Least Concern)
Desmodus rotundus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Distribution

Uruguay, North Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and North Chile north to Sonora, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas (Mexico)
Margarita Island (Venezuela)
Trinidad

Vernacular names

čeština: Upír obecný
Deutsch: Gemeiner Vampir
English: Common Vampire Bat
español: Desmodus rotundus
suomi: Isoverenimijä
français: Desmodus rotundus
עברית: ערפד מצוי
magyar: Rőt vérszopó denevér
日本語: ナミチスイコウモリ
lietuvių: Didysis vampyras
Nederlands: Gewone vampier
polski: Wampir zwyczajny
português: Morcego-vampiro
Runa Simi: Wiruchu
русский: Обыкновенный вампир
ไทย: ค้างคาวแวมไพร์, ค้างคาวดูดเลือด

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