Desmodus rotundus

Desmodus rotundus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Desmodontinae
Tribus: Desmodontini
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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