Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy 1810)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 395-426 : 395

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scientific name	Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy 1810)
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[Phyllostoma] rotundum E. Geoffroy 1810 , Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 181.

Type Locality: Paraguay, Asunción (restricted by Cabrera, 1958).

Vernacular Names: Common Vampire Bat.

Synonyms: Desmodus cinerea D'Orbigny 1834 ; Desmodus dorbignyi Waterhouse 1838 ; Desmodus ecaudatus Schinz 1821 ; Desmodus fuscus Burmeister 1854 ; Desmodus mordax Burmeister 1879 ; Desmodus murinus Wagner 1840 ; Desmodus rufus Wied-Neuwied 1824 .

Distribution: Uruguay, N Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and N Chile north to Sonora, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas ( Mexico); Margarita Isl ( Venezuela); Trinidad.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Greenhall et al. (1983).