Desmodus rotundus E Geoffroy 1810
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE
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Scientific name: Desmodus rotundus
Author: E Geoffroy 1810
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:
Common Vampire Bat (English)
vampire bat
Synonyms: = Phyllostoma rotundum E Geoffroy 1810
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TAXONOMY (*)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Mammalia Linnaeus 1758 (Mammals)
Subclass: Theria Parker and Haswell 1897
Infraclass: Eutheria Gill 1872
Order: Chiroptera Blumenbach 1779 (Bats)
Suborder: Yangochiroptera Koopman 1984
Superfamily: Noctilionoidea Gray 1821
Family: Phyllostomidae Gray 1825 (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Subfamily: Desmodontinae Wagner 1840
Tribe: Desmodontini Wagner 1840
Genus: Desmodus Wied-Neuwied 1826
Species: Desmodus rotundus E Geoffroy 1810
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
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