Desmodus rotundus

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