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Desmodus (vampire bat)
Taxonomy
Desmodus was named by Wied-Neuwied (1826). It is extant.
It was assigned to Phyllostomidae by Rabon et al. (2000); to Phyllostomatidae by Czaplewski and Peachey (2003); and to Desmodontinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Salles et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Phyllostomidae by Rabon et al. (2000); to Phyllostomatidae by Czaplewski and Peachey (2003); and to Desmodontinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Salles et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1826 | Desmodus Wied-Neuwied |
| 1980 | Desmodus Kurten and Anderson p. 117 |
| 2000 | Desmodus Rabon et al. p. 59 |
| 2003 | Desmodus Czaplewski and Peachey p. 600 |
| 2006 | Desmodus Salles et al. p. 8 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Desmodus Wied-Neuwied 1826 [vampire bat]
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†Desmodus archaeodaptes Morgan et al. 1988
†Desmodus draculae Morgan et al. 1988
Desmodus rotundus Geoffroy 1810 [common vampire bat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available