Desmodus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea
Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Desmodontinae
Genus: Desmodus
Species: †D. draculae - D. rotundus - †D. stocki

Name

Desmodus (Wied-Neuwied, 1826)

Type Species: Desmodus rufus Wied-Neuwied, 1824

Synonyms

* Desmodon Elliot, 1905
* Edostoma D’Orbigny, 1834-36

References

* Wied-Neuwied. 1826. Beitr. Naturgesch. Brasil, 2: 231.
* Desmodus on Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Deutsch: Gemeiner Vampir
English: Common Vampire Bat
Español: Vampiro
Nederlands: Gewone vampier