Desmodus Wied-Neuwied 1826 (vampire bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae
Parent taxon: Desmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
See also Czaplewski and Peachey 2003, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Rabon et al. 2000
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Desmodus archaeodaptes Desmodus draculae Desmodus rotundus Desmodus stocki
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (6), Peru (1), United States (11: Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, West Virginia), Venezuela (2)
Total: 21 collections including 24 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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