Desmodus rotundus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Common Vampire Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Desmodontinae
Tribe : Desmodontini
Genus : Desmodus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1810. Sur les phyllostomes et les mégadermes, deux genres de la famille des chauve-souris. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 15:157-198.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546866 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546877

Original name as described

Phyllostoma rotundum

Type locality

"Paraguay." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to Asunción, Paraguay.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004880

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Desmodus D'Orbignyi

G. R. Waterhouse, 1838

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

dorbignyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299739

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Desmodus rotundus puntajudensis

Wołoszyn & Mayo, 1974

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

puntajudensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IGP ACC 7999/401

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

254

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia

Edostoma cinerea

(d'Orbigny, 1835)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN ? 958G (= MNHN type 227a), MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1811 (= MNHN ? 958D) (= MNHN ? 1018) (= MNHN A 342) (= MNHN type 227)

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1811

Authority page

pl. 8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544149

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Desmodus rufus

zu Wied-Neuwied, 1826

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972281

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Gray (1866:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
  3. True (1885:605, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  4. Lahille (1899:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  5. Allen (1900:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15962)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Desmodus d'Orbignii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

dorbignii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Desmodus rotundus

Bangs, 1902

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

rotundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199146

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goodwin (1946:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Sánchez-Palomino, Rivas Pava & Cadena (1993:306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34667)
  7. Reis & Muller (1995:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34685)
  8. Reis, Peracchi & Sekiama (1999:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40441)
  9. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  10. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6510/21979045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Desmodus rotundus murinus

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

327

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Desmodus rotundus rotundus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

rotundus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

495

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1972:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50336)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Phyllostoma rotundum

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

rotundus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

181, 186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546866 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546877

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Rhinolophus ecaudatus

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

ecaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528925

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Phyllostoma Infundibiliforme

(Rengger, 1830)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

infundibiliformis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

77

Authority publication

Basel

Desmodus murinus

J. A. Wagner, 1840

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31072016

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Desmodus fuscus

Burmeister, 1854

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548261

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Desmodus mordax

Burmeister, 1879

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

mordax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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