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Common Vampire Bat (Gewone Vampier)


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Common Vampire Bat - Desmodus rotundus - Gewone Vampier
Mexico to Suriname, south to Central-Chile, North-Argentina and Uruguay. Also Trinidad.

The following 3 subspecies are being recognized:
Desmodus rotundus murinus - Mexico to Amazon Bassin. Trinidad;
Desmodus rotundus puntajudensis - Cuba (extinct);
Desmodus rotundus rotundus - Southern South America north in the Andes to Ecuador and Uruguay.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


Common Vampire BatDesmodus rotundus murinus
Common Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus murinus
Common Vampire BatDesmodus rotundus murinus
Common Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus murinus