common vampire bat
species of mammal
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Summary
common vampire bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,981 views/month, #1,162 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Desmodus[5]
- Taxon name: Desmodus rotundus[6]
- Commons category: Desmodus rotundus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Desmodus rotundus[8]
- Commons gallery: Desmodus rotundus[9]
- Short name: D. rotundus[10]
- Taxon common name: Common vampire bat[11], Vampire Bat[12], Gemeiner Vampir[13], Gewöhnlicher Vampir[14], vampiru[15], veliki krvoses[16]
- Wingspan: 0.366 m[17]
- Mass: 6 g[18], 32.5 g[19]
- Gestation period: 7 month[20]
- Longest observed lifespan: 29.2 years[21]
- Litter size: 1[22]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[23]
- Taxon range: Brazil[24], Venezuela[25], Uruguay[26], Trinidad and Tobago[27], Peru[28], Paraguay[29], Mexico[30], Ecuador[31], Colombia[32]
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Identifiers
common vampire bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41168[33]. common vampire bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9430[34]. common vampire bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289588[35]. common vampire bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433298[36]. common vampire bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631886[37].
Why It Matters
common vampire bat has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]