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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Desmodus rotundus

Accepted taxon: Desmodus rotundus


Accepted taxon: Desmodus rotundus
Taxon: Desmodus rotundus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Desmodontinae | Desmodus
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Desmodus rotundus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 91, EE (Ether Extract) 5. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Desmodus rotundus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Vertebrata BLOOD 25.00 Damuth, J…
Meleagris BLOOD 16.67 Nowak,R. …
Mammalia BLOOD 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Equus caballus BLOOD 10.00 Nowak,R. …
Aves BLOOD 8.33 Grzimek,B…
Gallus gallus BLOOD 8.33 Nowak,R. …
Equus asinus BLOOD 7.50 Nowak,R. …
Bos BLOOD 5.00 Nowak,R. …
Homo sapiens BLOOD 2.50 Nowak,R. …

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Desmodus rotundus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Sanguivore Sanguivore Arriaga-F…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Arriaga-F…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Volant Volant Ospina-Ga…
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Desmodus rotundus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
- Checked, Unlinked - Mexico n/a 2 2 - - - - 0 Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM) Central America g - - - - - 28.5 - - Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 25 33.5 42 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico g 32 32 - - - 38.2 - - Arriaga-F…
Body Mass (BM) Mexico g 2 2 - - - 28.5 - 2 Jorge E. …
Forearm Length (FA) French Guyana mm - - - - - 59.63 - - Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA) Paraguay mm - - - - - 63.95 - - Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Desmodus rotundus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Skull length French Guyana mm - - - - - 25 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Paraguay mm - - - - - 26 - - Molinari,…
relative wing loading (RWL) nan unitless 3 3 - - - 51 - - Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR) nan unitless 3 3 - - - 6 - - Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm) nan cm 3 3 - - - 21 - - Ospina-Ga…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 1 - - McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 30 30 - - - 27 - - Genoud, M…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Desmodus rotundus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Desmodus rotundus Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Kalko,E. K. V., 2001, Neotropical bats in the canopy: diversity, community structure, and implications for conservation, Plant Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Passos,F. C., 2003, Frugivoria em morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) no Parque Estadual Intervales, sudeste do Brasil, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus SÁnchez‐Cordero,V. Í., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Arriaga-Flores, J.C., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A. and Correa-Sandoval, A., 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Época), 2(1), pp.3-17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Gaudioso, P.J., Pérez, M.J., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N. and Díaz, M.M., 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology, pp.1-17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Molinari, J., A global assessment of the 'island rule' in bats based on functionally distinct measures of body size. Journal of Biogeography. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J.M. and Silcox, M.T., 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Ospina-Garcés, S.M., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J.M., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C.I. and MacSwiney G, M.C., 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.blad157. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Desmodus rotundus Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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