Desmodus draculae

Desmodus draculae Temporal range: -Holocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Desmodus
Species:	†D. draculae
Binomial name
Desmodus draculae Morgan et al. 1988

Desmodus draculae is an extinct species of vampire bat that inhabited South America during the , and possibly the early Holocene. It was 30% larger than the common vampire bat. The species has been occasionally called the giant vampire bat in reference to its size. Fossils and unmineralized subfossils have been found in Ecuador, Brazil, and Bolivia

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