Desmodus rotundus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Superordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
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 Open access Reference page. 

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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