Journal articles: 'Desmodontinae'

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Rocha, Patrício A., Mônica A. Pedroso, Anderson Feijó, Newton Gurgel Filho, Bruno A. T. P. Campos, and Stephen F. Ferrari. "Update on the distribution of Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823 (Mammalia, Chiroptera): new records from the Brazilian northeast." Check List 10, no. 6 (2014): 1541. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/10.6.1541.

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The subfamily Desmodontinae encompasses the only mammals known to feed exclusively on the blood of other vertebrates. This study provides records of the desmodontine bat Diphylla ecaudata from a major gap in its known distribution in northeastern Brazil. Specimens were captured at five localities, all associated with caves. Two of these sites are located in the state of Sergipe, two in Bahia, and one in Ceará. The record of D. ecaudata from Ceará is the first for this state.

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Rocha, Patrício, Mônica Pedroso, Anderson Feijó, Newton Filho, Bruno Campos, and Stephen Ferrari. "Update on the distribution of Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823 (Mammalia, Chiroptera): new records from the Brazilian northeast." Check List 10, no. (6) (2014): 1541–45. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.6.1541.

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The subfamily Desmodontinae encompasses the only mammals known to feed exclusively on the blood of other vertebrates. This study provides records of the desmodontine bat Diphylla ecaudata from a major gap in its known distribution in northeastern Brazil. Specimens were captured at five localities, all associated with caves. Two of these sites are located in the state of Sergipe, two in Bahia, and one in Ceará. The record of D. ecaudata from Ceará is the first for this state.

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Rocha, Patrício A., Mônica A. Pedroso, Anderson Feijó, Newton Gurgel Filho, Bruno A. T. P. Campos, and Stephen F. Ferrari. "Update on the distribution of Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823 (Mammalia, Chiroptera): new records from the Brazilian northeast." Check List 10, no. 6 (2014): 1541. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13420419.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The subfamily Desmodontinae encompasses the only mammals known to feed exclusively on the blood of other vertebrates. This study provides records of the desmodontine bat Diphylla ecaudata from a major gap in its known distribution in northeastern Brazil. Specimens were captured at five localities, all associated with caves. Two of these sites are located in the state of Sergipe, two in Bahia, and one in Ceará. The record of D. ecaudata from Ceará is the first for this state.

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Rocha, Patrício A., Mônica A. Pedroso, Anderson Feijó, Newton Gurgel Filho, Bruno A. T. P. Campos, and Stephen F. Ferrari. "Update on the distribution of Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823 (Mammalia, Chiroptera): new records from the Brazilian northeast." Check List 10, no. 6 (2014): 1541. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13420419.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The subfamily Desmodontinae encompasses the only mammals known to feed exclusively on the blood of other vertebrates. This study provides records of the desmodontine bat Diphylla ecaudata from a major gap in its known distribution in northeastern Brazil. Specimens were captured at five localities, all associated with caves. Two of these sites are located in the state of Sergipe, two in Bahia, and one in Ceará. The record of D. ecaudata from Ceará is the first for this state.

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Ubilla, Martín, Pablo Gaudioso, and Daniel Perea. "First fossil record of a bat (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from Uruguay (Plio-Pleistocene, South America): a giant desmodontine." Historical Biology 33, no. 2 (2021): 137–45. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13415640.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The family Phyllostomidae is a monophyletic clade of Neotropical bats with diverse feeding strategies including sanguivory (subfamily Desmodontinae). The fossil record in open sites of South America (SA) is scarce and patchy. Molecular estimations suggest origination of vampire desmodontines in late Paleogene of SA, but are only recorded in the latest Pleistocene and Holocene. Here we describe the first fossil record of bats for Uruguay from an open site (Raigón Formation, Plio/Pleistocene) based on a complete humerus, accompanied by a comparative analysis, and paleoclimate and paleobiogeographic considerations. Quantitative comparisons show that it belongs to a population of large bats similar to the extinct giant Desmodus draculae. It is not younger than middle Pleistocene suggesting the absence of this clade in the Tertiary of SA is a taphonomic bias. It is the oldest record of a vampire desmodontine (Desmodus) from SA, suggesting a previous history and provides empirical evidence of migration from SA to NA of Neotropical vampires linked to the Great American Biotic Interchange. Tropical to subtropical climates are suggested at these latitudes of SA during the deposition of the bearing beds. Potential prey are medium-large mammals (ground-sloths, notoungulates, litopterns, and large rodents, among others) and large terrestrial birds (terror-birds).

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Ubilla, Martín, Pablo Gaudioso, and Daniel Perea. "First fossil record of a bat (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from Uruguay (Plio-Pleistocene, South America): a giant desmodontine." Historical Biology 33, no. 2 (2021): 137–45. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13415640.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The family Phyllostomidae is a monophyletic clade of Neotropical bats with diverse feeding strategies including sanguivory (subfamily Desmodontinae). The fossil record in open sites of South America (SA) is scarce and patchy. Molecular estimations suggest origination of vampire desmodontines in late Paleogene of SA, but are only recorded in the latest Pleistocene and Holocene. Here we describe the first fossil record of bats for Uruguay from an open site (Raigón Formation, Plio/Pleistocene) based on a complete humerus, accompanied by a comparative analysis, and paleoclimate and paleobiogeographic considerations. Quantitative comparisons show that it belongs to a population of large bats similar to the extinct giant Desmodus draculae. It is not younger than middle Pleistocene suggesting the absence of this clade in the Tertiary of SA is a taphonomic bias. It is the oldest record of a vampire desmodontine (Desmodus) from SA, suggesting a previous history and provides empirical evidence of migration from SA to NA of Neotropical vampires linked to the Great American Biotic Interchange. Tropical to subtropical climates are suggested at these latitudes of SA during the deposition of the bearing beds. Potential prey are medium-large mammals (ground-sloths, notoungulates, litopterns, and large rodents, among others) and large terrestrial birds (terror-birds).

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Baker, Robert J., Sergio Solari, Andrea Cirranello, and Nancy B. Simmons. "Higher Level Classification of Phyllostomid Bats with a Summary of DNA Synapomorphies." Acta Chiropterologica 18, no. 1 (2016): 1–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13507529.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The family Phyllostomidae is recognized as representing the most extensive radiation known in any mammalian family. Creating a Linnaean classification for this clade has been difficult and controversial. In two companion papers, we here propose a revised classification drawing on the strengths of genetic and morphological data and reflecting current ideas regarding phylogenetic relationships within this monophyletic clade. We recognize 11 subfamilies (Macrotinae, Micronycterinae, Desmodontinae, Phyllostominae, Glossophaginae, Lonchorhininae, Lonchophyllinae, Glyphonycterinae, Carolliinae, Rhinophyllinae, and Stenodermatinae), 12 tribes (Diphyllini, Desmodontini, Macrophyllini, Phyllostomini, Vampyrini, Glossophagnini, Brachyphyllini, Choeronycterini, Lonchophyllini, Hsunycterini, Sturnirini, and Stenodermatini), and nine subtribes (Brachyphyllina, Phyllonycterina, Anourina, Choeronycterina, Vampyressina, Enchisthenina, Ectophyllina, Artibeina, and Stenodermatina). The proposed arrangement avoids non-monophyletic associations, only keeping those detected based on analyses of DNA sequence data. We propose that a classification based on the strengths of the most complete morphological and genetic data sets will provide the most robust classification for multiple uses by science and society.

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Baker, Robert J., Sergio Solari, Andrea Cirranello, and Nancy B. Simmons. "Higher Level Classification of Phyllostomid Bats with a Summary of DNA Synapomorphies." Acta Chiropterologica 18, no. 1 (2016): 1–38. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13507529.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The family Phyllostomidae is recognized as representing the most extensive radiation known in any mammalian family. Creating a Linnaean classification for this clade has been difficult and controversial. In two companion papers, we here propose a revised classification drawing on the strengths of genetic and morphological data and reflecting current ideas regarding phylogenetic relationships within this monophyletic clade. We recognize 11 subfamilies (Macrotinae, Micronycterinae, Desmodontinae, Phyllostominae, Glossophaginae, Lonchorhininae, Lonchophyllinae, Glyphonycterinae, Carolliinae, Rhinophyllinae, and Stenodermatinae), 12 tribes (Diphyllini, Desmodontini, Macrophyllini, Phyllostomini, Vampyrini, Glossophagnini, Brachyphyllini, Choeronycterini, Lonchophyllini, Hsunycterini, Sturnirini, and Stenodermatini), and nine subtribes (Brachyphyllina, Phyllonycterina, Anourina, Choeronycterina, Vampyressina, Enchisthenina, Ectophyllina, Artibeina, and Stenodermatina). The proposed arrangement avoids non-monophyletic associations, only keeping those detected based on analyses of DNA sequence data. We propose that a classification based on the strengths of the most complete morphological and genetic data sets will provide the most robust classification for multiple uses by science and society.

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Alencastre-Santos, Ana, Daniela Silva, Danielle Ribeiro-Brasil, Letícia Correia, Magali Garcia, and Thiago Vieira. "Microplastic Contamination in Amazon Vampire Bats (Desmodontinae: Phyllostomidae)." Diversity 17, no. 1 (2024): 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010031.

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Microplastics (MPs) are polymers smaller than five millimeters, are easily dispersed, and are considered a contaminant of emerging concern. The objective was to quantify and characterize, both by color and shape, the presence of MPs in the stomach, intestine, and lungs of vampire bats, analyzing the difference between organs and their morphometric measurements in relation to the abundance of MPs found in each organ. The bats were collected between 2017 and 2021. In the laboratory, the specimens were euthanized, and the organs of interest were extracted. After removal, the organs were chemically dissolved and then filtered through a suitable membrane. The membranes were inspected through visual analysis of the samples. Our result was significant, we found at least one MP in each organ analyzed, with all individuals being contaminated with particles only in fiber format, mostly white/transparent. The gastrointestinal system had greater contamination compared to the respiratory system. It is not yet known for sure how the ingestion of plastic waste has affected this population of bats, but the presence of plastic waste in the gastrointestinal tract of hematophagous individuals proves the effectiveness of the contagion of these particles.

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Cirranello, Andrea, Nancy B. Simmons, Sergio Solari, and Robert J. Baker. "Morphological Diagnoses of Higher-Level Phyllostomid Taxa (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)." Acta Chiropterologica 18, no. 1 (2016): 39–71. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13506738.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats), the second most speciose chiropteran family, is one of the best-known and wellstudied chiropteran groups. Due to the ecological and morphological diversity of this family, comparative studies of phyllostomids abound in the literature, and numerous systematic and phylogenetic analyses have been published. Unfortunately, many of these studies have reached different conclusions concerning phyllostomid relationships, and have proposed different classification schemes. This has led to confusion, and highlighted the need for a well-supported and stable classification of the family, particularly at the level of subfamilies and tribes, areas of the greatest controversy. The goal of this paper is to provide morphological diagnoses of higher-level taxa (subtribes, tribes, and subfamilies). Herein we provide morphological diagnoses for 11 subfamilies (Macrotinae, Micronycterinae, Desmodontinae, Lonchorhininae, Phyllostominae, Glyphonycterinae, Glossophaginae, Lonchophyllinae, Carollinae, Rhinophyllinae, and Stenodermatinae), 12 tribes (Desmodontini, Diphyllini, Macrophyllini, Phyllostomini, Vampyrini, Choeronycterini, Glossophagini, Brachyphyllini, Lonchophyllini, Hsunycterini, Sturnirini, and Stenodermatini), and nine subtribes (Anourina, Choeronycterina, Brachyphyllina, Phyllonycterina, Vampyressina, Enchisthenina, Ectophyllina, Artibeina, and Stenodermatina).

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Cirranello, Andrea, Nancy B. Simmons, Sergio Solari, and Robert J. Baker. "Morphological Diagnoses of Higher-Level Phyllostomid Taxa (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)." Acta Chiropterologica 18, no. 1 (2016): 39–71. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13506738.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats), the second most speciose chiropteran family, is one of the best-known and wellstudied chiropteran groups. Due to the ecological and morphological diversity of this family, comparative studies of phyllostomids abound in the literature, and numerous systematic and phylogenetic analyses have been published. Unfortunately, many of these studies have reached different conclusions concerning phyllostomid relationships, and have proposed different classification schemes. This has led to confusion, and highlighted the need for a well-supported and stable classification of the family, particularly at the level of subfamilies and tribes, areas of the greatest controversy. The goal of this paper is to provide morphological diagnoses of higher-level taxa (subtribes, tribes, and subfamilies). Herein we provide morphological diagnoses for 11 subfamilies (Macrotinae, Micronycterinae, Desmodontinae, Lonchorhininae, Phyllostominae, Glyphonycterinae, Glossophaginae, Lonchophyllinae, Carollinae, Rhinophyllinae, and Stenodermatinae), 12 tribes (Desmodontini, Diphyllini, Macrophyllini, Phyllostomini, Vampyrini, Choeronycterini, Glossophagini, Brachyphyllini, Lonchophyllini, Hsunycterini, Sturnirini, and Stenodermatini), and nine subtribes (Anourina, Choeronycterina, Brachyphyllina, Phyllonycterina, Vampyressina, Enchisthenina, Ectophyllina, Artibeina, and Stenodermatina).

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Baker, R. J., C. S. Hood, and R. L. Honeycutt. "Phylogenetic Relationships and Classification of the Higher Categories of the New World Bat Family Phyllostomidae." Systematic Zoology 38, no. 3 (1989): 228–38. https://doi.org/10.2307/2992284.

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A new classification of the higher taxonomic levels within the New World bat family Phyllostomidae is presented which designates evolutionary relationships, provides a phylogenetic framework upon which modifications can be made as new comparative data are produced, and resolves certain obvious unnatural taxa that exist in the traditional classification. This new classification is a synthesis of classical morphological, chromosomal, and biochemical data. Within the family three subfamilies, the Desmodontinae, Phyllostominae, and Vampyrinae are recognized. The Desmodontinae includes the three genera of vampires, the Vampyrinae includes Vampyrum, Trachops, and Chrotopterus, and the Phyllostominae contains three tribes, the Phyllostomini (including Phyllostomus, Tonatia, Mimon, Lonchorhina, and Macrophyllum), the Glossophagini (including genera of the previously recognized Glossophaginae and Brachyphyllinae), and Stenodermatini (including genera of the previously recognized Stenodermatinae and Carolliinae). Two genera (Macrotus and Micronycteris), do not share synapomorphies with any of these subfamilies, but have retained a large number of plesiomorphic features and are placed as incertae sedis. [Classification; phylogenetic reconstruction; Phyllostomidae.]

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PEDROSO, Mônica A., Patrício A. da ROCHA, Marcus V. BRANDÃO, Guilherme S. T. GARBINO, Carolina O. de MORAES, and Caroline C. AIRES. "Filling gaps in the distribution of the white-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngii (Phyllostomidae, Desmodontinae): new records for southern Amazonia." Acta Amazonica 48, no. 2 (2018): 154–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392201704291.

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ABSTRACT Bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae are the only hematophagous mammals, represented by three species. Among them, Diaemus youngii has the fewest records in Brazil, being poorly known demographically and ecologically. We report the first record of D. youngii for Mato Grosso state, in central-western Brazil, and provide additional records for the states of Rondônia and Tocantins, in northern Brazil, extending the known distribution of D. youngii in the southern Amazon region.

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Pedroso, Mônica A., Patrício A. Da Rocha, Marcus V. Brandão, Guilherme S. T. Garbino, Carolina O. De Moraes, and Caroline C. Aires. "Filling gaps in the distribution of the white-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngii (Phyllostomidae, Desmodontinae): new records for southern Amazonia." Acta Amazonica 48, no. 2 (2018): 154–57. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13436660.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae are the only hematophagous mammals, represented by three species. Among them, Diaemus youngii has the fewest records in Brazil, being poorly known demographically and ecologically. We report the first record of D. youngii for Mato Grosso state, in central-western Brazil, and provide additional records for the states of Rondônia and Tocantins, in northern Brazil, extending the known distribution of D. youngii in the southern Amazon region.

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Pedroso, Mônica A., Patrício A. Da Rocha, Marcus V. Brandão, Guilherme S. T. Garbino, Carolina O. De Moraes, and Caroline C. Aires. "Filling gaps in the distribution of the white-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngii (Phyllostomidae, Desmodontinae): new records for southern Amazonia." Acta Amazonica 48, no. 2 (2018): 154–57. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13436660.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae are the only hematophagous mammals, represented by three species. Among them, Diaemus youngii has the fewest records in Brazil, being poorly known demographically and ecologically. We report the first record of D. youngii for Mato Grosso state, in central-western Brazil, and provide additional records for the states of Rondônia and Tocantins, in northern Brazil, extending the known distribution of D. youngii in the southern Amazon region.

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Teixeira, Dante Martins, and Nelson Papavero. "Uma breve história dos morcegos vampiros (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Desmodontinae) no Brasil colônia." Arquivos de Zoologia 43, no. 2 (2012): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v43i2p109-142.

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Ocampo-González, Paola, Eduardo E. Espinoza-Medinilla, Tamara M. Rioja-Paradela, and Ricardo López-Wilchis. "Diphylla ecaudata (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)." Mammalian Species 55, no. 1028 (2023): sead003. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13480722.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) This account represents a thorough update of Mammalian Species 227 on the subject species by A. M. Greenhall, U. Schmidt, and G. Joermann, incorporating 124 relevant references published since 1984. Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823, a mediumsized bat and the smallest of three species in the Desmodontinae, is commonly called the hairy-legged vampire bat. This hematophagous bat is distributed from eastern Mexico through Central America and into South America, with a single report in south Texas, United States. Diphylla ecaudata is restricted to habitats in tropical and subtropical regions and it occurs from sea level to 1,900 m in these areas. It primarily roosts in caves. Diphylla ecaudata is listed as a species of "Least Concern" (LC) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Ocampo-González, Paola, Eduardo E. Espinoza-Medinilla, Tamara M. Rioja-Paradela, and Ricardo López-Wilchis. "Diphylla ecaudata (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)." Mammalian Species 55, no. 1028 (2023): sead003. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13480722.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) This account represents a thorough update of Mammalian Species 227 on the subject species by A. M. Greenhall, U. Schmidt, and G. Joermann, incorporating 124 relevant references published since 1984. Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823, a mediumsized bat and the smallest of three species in the Desmodontinae, is commonly called the hairy-legged vampire bat. This hematophagous bat is distributed from eastern Mexico through Central America and into South America, with a single report in south Texas, United States. Diphylla ecaudata is restricted to habitats in tropical and subtropical regions and it occurs from sea level to 1,900 m in these areas. It primarily roosts in caves. Diphylla ecaudata is listed as a species of "Least Concern" (LC) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Silva, Luiz Augustinho Menezes da, Rosângela Margarida da Silva, Jailson Lúcio dos Santos, et al. "Registro de espoliação em humano pelo morcego vampiro de asas brancas Diaemus youngi (Jentink, 1893) (Chiroptera: Desmodontinae)." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 12 (2021): e213101220411. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20411.

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Dentre as mais de 1.400 espécies de morcegos catalogadas no mundo, somente três se alimentam de sangue (Hematofagia). Elas só são encontradas nas Américas (principalmente latina) com ampla distribuição no Brasil. A atividade alimentar de morcegos hematófagos em humanos só era conhecida para Desmodus rotundus, entretanto, em 2016, foi relatada para Diphylla ecaudata. O presente trabalho descreve, pela primeira vez, a utilização de sangue humano em condições de campo por Diaemus youngi. O caso ocorreu na zona rural do município de Ipojuca (08º23'56" de latitude sul e 35º03'50" de longitude oeste), na Região Metropolitana do Recife, estado de Pernambuco. Um morador de 44 anos relatou que, na madrugada do dia 01 de novembro de 2018, acordou e percebeu um morcego fazendo a sangria em seu braço, e ele matou o animal. Ao amanhecer, procurou um posto de saúde e levou o morcego. O paciente foi encaminhado para as medidas profiláticas adequadas, recebeu soro e vacina, e o morcego foi enviado ao LACEN/PE para diagnose e exame rábico. O exemplar foi diagnosticado com base em suas características morfológicas (manchas brancas nas asas, glândulas bucais, almofadas do polegar, entre outras) como Diaemus youngi (macho; adulto). Depois de feitas a análise da imunofluorescência direta e a prova biológica, testou negativo para o vírus rábico. Este relato demonstra que é preciso aprofundar estudos ecológicos sobre a espécie, principalmente relacionados aos itens alimento e comportamento, bem como sobre os impactos ambientais que possam alterar a seleção de suas presas.

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Echavarría-R, Jonard David, Yessica Luz Pino-M, Jhon Tailor Rengifo-M, Nancy Sánchez-L, and Jilbher Quinto-M. "Reporte del vampiro de patas peludas Diphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823 (Chiroptera: Desmodontinae) para el Chocó biogeográfico colombiano." Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal - RECIA 9, no. 2 (2017): 198. http://dx.doi.org/10.24188/recia.v9.n2.2017.557.

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Se reporta un nuevo registro del vampiro de patas peludas Diphylla ecaudata (SPIX, 1823) en el Chocó Biogeográfico colombiano, del que solo se conocen pocos estudios en el país, registrada en los departamentos de Magdalena (1900), Vaupés (1966), Meta (1970), Caquetá (1999), Casanare (2013) y Amazonas (2016). Este registro se basa en dos especímenes que fueron debidamente analizados y depositados en la Colección Científica Teriológica del Grupo de Investigación en Manejo y Gestion de la Vida Silvestre del Chocó de la Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (ColTer-Chocó). Este reporte amplía la distribución geográfica hasta el departamento del Chocó, en contraendose a 464.794 km aproximadamente del registro más cercano en el Magdalena, adicionando el ecosistema Bosque Seco Tropical (BST) a los hábitats ocurridos por la especie. Debido a su curiosidad, se discute la información disponible sobre esta especie en el país en términos de su distribución y ecología, a partir de ejemplares en colecciones y reportes existentes. Este registro ayuda a llenar un vacío de la distribución geográfica conocida de la especie en el país.

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Calfayan, Laura M., Guido Bonnot, and Isabel E. Gómez Villafañe. "Case reports of common vampire bats Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae) attacking wild exotic mammals in Argentina." Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos 01, no. 1 (2019): 001–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.31687/saremnms.19.0.05.

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de Oliveira, Marcione B., Henrique S. F. de Andrade, Jose L. P. Cordeiro, and Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira. "Potential feeding event of Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) by Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Desmodontinae) in the Cerrado, Western Brazil." Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos 04, no. 1 (2022): 001–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.31687/saremnms22.5.1.

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Os morcegos hematófagos se caracterizam por uma complexa estrutura social e características anatômicas e fisiológicas particulares. São apresentadas evidências do uso potencial do tatu-canastra (Priodontes maximus) no espectro alimentar do morcego-vampiro-comum Desmodus rotundus. As observações foram realizadas no Parque Sesc Serra Azul, município de Rosário Oeste, Mato Grosso, Brasil, usando armadilhas fotográficas. Embora os morcegos hematófagos predem espécies nativas na natureza, os registros dessa atividade alimentar são raros. O uso de armadilhas fotográficas tem se tornado uma ferramenta eficiente para obter dados ecológicos sobre diversos mamíferos e permite avaliar as interações e associações entre as espécies de forma não invasiva.

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Czaplewski, Nicholas J., and Ascanio D. Rincón. "A giant vampire bat (Phyllostomidae, Desmodontinae) from the Pliocene-Pleistocene El Breal de Orocual asphaltic deposits (tar pits), Venezuela." Historical Biology 33, no. 10 (2021): 2438–43. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13415635.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Numerous molecular phylogenetic analyses support the Desmodontinae (vampire bats) as one of the earliest-diverging lineages of Phyllostomidae (western hemisphere leaf-nosed bats). Yet the fossil record that could support and help calibrate this hypothesised divergence is weak; the oldest-known fossils of vampire bats are relatively young and poorly dated as early to middle Pleistocene or possibly late Pliocene in age, based on an occurrence in Uruguay, and early to middle Pleistocene occurrences in Florida, USA. We report a distal fragment of the humerus of an indeterminate large-bodied vampire bat, cf. Desmodus, from a trench in the asphalt-bearing deposit of El Breal de Orocual, Venezuela. Subsites within El Breal de Orocual vary in age; the trench yielding the vampire humerus yields a mammalian fauna indicating a probable late Pliocene or possibly early Pleistocene age. As such, the Venezuelan fossil represents the oldest or at least one of the oldest vampire bats yet known, similar in body size to the late Pleistocene Desmodus draculae.

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Czaplewski, Nicholas J., and Ascanio D. Rincón. "A giant vampire bat (Phyllostomidae, Desmodontinae) from the Pliocene-Pleistocene El Breal de Orocual asphaltic deposits (tar pits), Venezuela." Historical Biology 33, no. 10 (2021): 2438–43. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13415635.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Numerous molecular phylogenetic analyses support the Desmodontinae (vampire bats) as one of the earliest-diverging lineages of Phyllostomidae (western hemisphere leaf-nosed bats). Yet the fossil record that could support and help calibrate this hypothesised divergence is weak; the oldest-known fossils of vampire bats are relatively young and poorly dated as early to middle Pleistocene or possibly late Pliocene in age, based on an occurrence in Uruguay, and early to middle Pleistocene occurrences in Florida, USA. We report a distal fragment of the humerus of an indeterminate large-bodied vampire bat, cf. Desmodus, from a trench in the asphalt-bearing deposit of El Breal de Orocual, Venezuela. Subsites within El Breal de Orocual vary in age; the trench yielding the vampire humerus yields a mammalian fauna indicating a probable late Pliocene or possibly early Pleistocene age. As such, the Venezuelan fossil represents the oldest or at least one of the oldest vampire bats yet known, similar in body size to the late Pleistocene Desmodus draculae.

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Hoppe, João Paulo Maires, Gabriella Marchezi, and Albert David Ditchfield. "First record of the White-winged Vampire bat, Diaemus youngii (Jentink, 1893) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for the state of Goiás, Brazil, with a revised distribution map." Check List 15, no. (1) (2019): 55–64. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.1.55.

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Diaemus youngii (Jentink, 1893) is a widespread species occurring from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. Along its distribution, however, this bat is rare to uncommon. Here, we report its record for the state of Goiás, central-western Brazil, based on a specimen found in the mammal collection of the Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, former Museu de Biologia Professor Mello Leitão. Diaemus youngii is known from 129 unique localities, with 81 (over 62%) in Brazil, followed by Peru (7), Bolivia (6) and Venezuela (6). It is absent in the west of the Andes, southern Argentina, Uruguay, and Caribbean islands, except for Trinidad.

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Trujillo-Pahua, L., and S. Ibáñez-Bernal. "New Geographical Records of Bat Flies (Diptera: Streblidae) Associated With Phyllostomid Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the West Highlands of Mexico." Journal of Medical Entomology 56, no. 1 (2019): 18–28. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13476332.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Streblidae are ectoparasites exclusive to bats and feed only on their blood. Studies on ectoparasite fauna have increased our ecological knowledge of the parasitic relationship between streblids and their bat hosts. We evaluate assemblages of phyllostomid bats and their ectoparasitic flies in three scenarios with different types of anthropogenic use: pine–oak forest, avocado orchards, and an urban park during an annual cycle in the highlands of Michoacan, Mexico. We recorded a total of 325 bats belonging to nine species in three subfamilies: Glossophaginae, Desmodontinae, and Stenodermatinae, and obtained 225 bat flies belonging to seven species.The nectivorous bat Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838, had the highest prevalence of infestation and the hematophagous bat Desmodus rotundus (É. Geoffroy, 1810) was the host with the highest mean parasite abundance and mean intensity. Aspidoptera delatorrei Wenzel, 1966, Megistopoda proxima (Séguy, 1926), Paratrichobius longicrus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907), Trichobius brennani Wenzel, 1966, and T. parasiticus Gervais, 1844, are new records for the state of Michoacan reported in this study.

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Trujillo-Pahua, L., and S. Ibáñez-Bernal. "New Geographical Records of Bat Flies (Diptera: Streblidae) Associated With Phyllostomid Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the West Highlands of Mexico." Journal of Medical Entomology 56, no. 1 (2019): 18–28. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13476332.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Streblidae are ectoparasites exclusive to bats and feed only on their blood. Studies on ectoparasite fauna have increased our ecological knowledge of the parasitic relationship between streblids and their bat hosts. We evaluate assemblages of phyllostomid bats and their ectoparasitic flies in three scenarios with different types of anthropogenic use: pine–oak forest, avocado orchards, and an urban park during an annual cycle in the highlands of Michoacan, Mexico. We recorded a total of 325 bats belonging to nine species in three subfamilies: Glossophaginae, Desmodontinae, and Stenodermatinae, and obtained 225 bat flies belonging to seven species.The nectivorous bat Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838, had the highest prevalence of infestation and the hematophagous bat Desmodus rotundus (É. Geoffroy, 1810) was the host with the highest mean parasite abundance and mean intensity. Aspidoptera delatorrei Wenzel, 1966, Megistopoda proxima (Séguy, 1926), Paratrichobius longicrus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907), Trichobius brennani Wenzel, 1966, and T. parasiticus Gervais, 1844, are new records for the state of Michoacan reported in this study.

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Orihuela, Johanset. "Late Holocene Fauna from a Cave Deposit in Western Cuba: post-Columbian occurrence of the Vampire BatDesmodus rotundus(Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae)." Caribbean Journal of Science 46, no. 2-3 (2010): 297–312. http://dx.doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v46i2.a17.

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Orihuela, Johanset. "Late Holocene Fauna from a Cave Deposit in Western Cuba: post-Columbian occurrence of the Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae)." Caribbean Journal of Science 46, no. 2-3 (2010): 297–312. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13420445.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Here I report a fossil microvertebrate fauna from a late Holocene cave deposit in northwestern Cuba. This study provides new chronological data for the understanding of the post-Pleistocene survival of some of Cuba's rarest extinct bats, and a post-Columbian record of Desmodus rotundus. Remains were excavated from a superficial, mound-like deposit with no dicernible stratigraphy. The bones of 13 bat species, one owl, one rail, a small colubrid snake, one frog, a nesophontid shrew, a rat, a mouse, and two capromyid rodents were extracted from the assemblage. The chiropterans were the most abundant and included the extinct taxa Desmodus rotundus and Artibeus anthonyi, the rare Lasiurus insularis, and the endangered Natalus primus. The mixed assemblage originated from accumulated owl pellets and carcasses of roosting bats. Three Artibeus jamaicensis scapulae from the same level and bone coloration as the Desmodus material yielded a modern radiocarbon content indicative of post-thermonuclear testing era (114.9 % ± 0.6 pMC), indicating an essentially modern age for the specimens. Material from the deepest level, however, is interpreted to be older due to factors such as a probable slow rate of accumulation, difference in bone coloration, and mineralization. These results support the survival of some extinct bat species well into the late Holocene of Cuba.

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Orihuela, Johanset. "Late Holocene Fauna from a Cave Deposit in Western Cuba: post-Columbian occurrence of the Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae)." Caribbean Journal of Science 46, no. 2-3 (2010): 297–312. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13420445.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Here I report a fossil microvertebrate fauna from a late Holocene cave deposit in northwestern Cuba. This study provides new chronological data for the understanding of the post-Pleistocene survival of some of Cuba's rarest extinct bats, and a post-Columbian record of Desmodus rotundus. Remains were excavated from a superficial, mound-like deposit with no dicernible stratigraphy. The bones of 13 bat species, one owl, one rail, a small colubrid snake, one frog, a nesophontid shrew, a rat, a mouse, and two capromyid rodents were extracted from the assemblage. The chiropterans were the most abundant and included the extinct taxa Desmodus rotundus and Artibeus anthonyi, the rare Lasiurus insularis, and the endangered Natalus primus. The mixed assemblage originated from accumulated owl pellets and carcasses of roosting bats. Three Artibeus jamaicensis scapulae from the same level and bone coloration as the Desmodus material yielded a modern radiocarbon content indicative of post-thermonuclear testing era (114.9 % ± 0.6 pMC), indicating an essentially modern age for the specimens. Material from the deepest level, however, is interpreted to be older due to factors such as a probable slow rate of accumulation, difference in bone coloration, and mineralization. These results support the survival of some extinct bat species well into the late Holocene of Cuba.

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Schutt, W. A., J. S. Altenbach, Y. H. Chang, et al. "The dynamics of flight-initiating jumps in the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus." Journal of Experimental Biology 200, no. 23 (1997): 3003–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.200.23.3003.

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Desmodus rotundus, the common vampire bat (Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae), exhibits complex and variable terrestrial movements that include flight-initiating vertical jumps. This ability is unique among bats and is related to their unusual feeding behavior. As a consequence of this behavior, the wing is expected to have design features that allow both powered flight and the generation of violent jumps. In this study, high-speed cine images were synchronized with ground reaction force recordings to evaluate the dynamics of jumping behavior in D. rotundus and to explore the functional characteristics of a wing operating under competing mechanical constraints. The pectoral limbs are responsible for generating upward thrust during the jump. The hindlimbs stabilize and orient the body over the pectoral limbs. The thumbs (pollices) stabilize the pectoral limb and contribute to extending the time over which vertical force is exerted. Peak vertical force can reach 9.5 times body weight in approximately 30 ms. Mean impulse is 0.0580+/-0.007 N s (mean +/- s.d., N=12), which accelerates the animal to a mean take-off velocity of 2.38+/-0.24 m s-1. A model of the muscular activity during jumping is described that accounts for the characteristic force output shown by these animals during flight-initiating jumps.

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Sotero-Caio, C.G., J.C. Pieczarka, C.Y. Nagamachi, et al. "Chromosomal Homologies among Vampire Bats Revealed by Chromosome Painting (Phyllostomidae, Chiroptera)." Cytogenetic and Genome Research 132, no. 3 (2011): 156–64. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13429619.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Substantial effort has been made to elucidate karyotypic evolution of phyllostomid bats, mostly through comparisons of G-banding patterns. However, due to the limited number of G-bands in respective karyotypes and to the similarity of non-homologous bands, an accurate evolutionary history of chromosome segments remains questionable. This is the case for vampire bats (Desmodontinae). Despite several proposed homologies, banding data have not yet provided a detailed understanding of the chromosomal changes within vampire genera. We examined karyotype differentiation of the 3 species within this subfamily using whole chromosomal probes from Phyllostomus hastatus (Phyllostominae) and Carollia brevicauda (Carolliinae). Painting probes of P. hastatus respectively detected 22, 21 and 23 conserved segments in Diphylla ecaudata, Diaemus youngi, and Desmodus rotundus karyotypes, whereas 27, 27 and 28 were respectively detectedwith C. brevicauda paints. Based on the evolutionary relationships proposed by morphological and molecular data, we present probable chromosomal synapomorphies for vampire bats and propose chromosomes that were present in the common ancestor of the 5 genera analyzed. Karyotype comparisons allowed us to relate a number of conserved chromosomal segments among the 5 species, providing a broader database for understanding karyotype evolution in the family.

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Sotero-Caio, C.G., J.C. Pieczarka, C.Y. Nagamachi, et al. "Chromosomal Homologies among Vampire Bats Revealed by Chromosome Painting (Phyllostomidae, Chiroptera)." Cytogenetic and Genome Research 132, no. 3 (2011): 156–64. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13429619.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Substantial effort has been made to elucidate karyotypic evolution of phyllostomid bats, mostly through comparisons of G-banding patterns. However, due to the limited number of G-bands in respective karyotypes and to the similarity of non-homologous bands, an accurate evolutionary history of chromosome segments remains questionable. This is the case for vampire bats (Desmodontinae). Despite several proposed homologies, banding data have not yet provided a detailed understanding of the chromosomal changes within vampire genera. We examined karyotype differentiation of the 3 species within this subfamily using whole chromosomal probes from Phyllostomus hastatus (Phyllostominae) and Carollia brevicauda (Carolliinae). Painting probes of P. hastatus respectively detected 22, 21 and 23 conserved segments in Diphylla ecaudata, Diaemus youngi, and Desmodus rotundus karyotypes, whereas 27, 27 and 28 were respectively detectedwith C. brevicauda paints. Based on the evolutionary relationships proposed by morphological and molecular data, we present probable chromosomal synapomorphies for vampire bats and propose chromosomes that were present in the common ancestor of the 5 genera analyzed. Karyotype comparisons allowed us to relate a number of conserved chromosomal segments among the 5 species, providing a broader database for understanding karyotype evolution in the family.

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Miotti, María Daniela, Marcos I. Mollerach, and Ruben M. Barquez. "Anatomy and histology of the prostate and glands of Cowper in three species of neotropical bats." Journal of Morphology 279, no. 3 (2018): 294–301. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442080.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The reproductive accessory glands (RAG) are essential components in reproduction because their secretion products ensure survival, viability, and sperm motility. The objective of this study was to characterize and compare the morphological and histological structure of the RAG in three species of bats of the genus Sturnira (S. erythromos, S. lilium, and S. oporaphilum). The RAG complex comprise a compact gland (prostate), which surrounds the urethra, and a pair of Glands of Cowper at the base of penis. Anatomical and histologically, the prostate are differentiated in two regions, ventral and dorsal. The dorsal region has tubuloalveolar glands with secretions fine granular or accumulations of a gel-like substance with bubbles and the ventral region, has alveolar glands with secretory cells form a single-layer of small cells. The seminal vesicles are absent. The prostatic morphology of the three species is similar to that of other studied Stenodermatinae and Desmodontinae, but differs from other subfamilies of Phyllostomidae (Carollinae, Glossophaginae, and Phyllostominae) as that of Molossidae and Vespertilionidae. The RAG complex has no annual variation in relation to functionality or size, but it is variable depending on age (subadults and adults). This agrees with the annual reproductive pattern described for these species in these latitudes, where adult males are reproductively active throughout the year.

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Miotti, María Daniela, Marcos I. Mollerach, and Ruben M. Barquez. "Anatomy and histology of the prostate and glands of Cowper in three species of neotropical bats." Journal of Morphology 279, no. 3 (2018): 294–301. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13442080.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The reproductive accessory glands (RAG) are essential components in reproduction because their secretion products ensure survival, viability, and sperm motility. The objective of this study was to characterize and compare the morphological and histological structure of the RAG in three species of bats of the genus Sturnira (S. erythromos, S. lilium, and S. oporaphilum). The RAG complex comprise a compact gland (prostate), which surrounds the urethra, and a pair of Glands of Cowper at the base of penis. Anatomical and histologically, the prostate are differentiated in two regions, ventral and dorsal. The dorsal region has tubuloalveolar glands with secretions fine granular or accumulations of a gel-like substance with bubbles and the ventral region, has alveolar glands with secretory cells form a single-layer of small cells. The seminal vesicles are absent. The prostatic morphology of the three species is similar to that of other studied Stenodermatinae and Desmodontinae, but differs from other subfamilies of Phyllostomidae (Carollinae, Glossophaginae, and Phyllostominae) as that of Molossidae and Vespertilionidae. The RAG complex has no annual variation in relation to functionality or size, but it is variable depending on age (subadults and adults). This agrees with the annual reproductive pattern described for these species in these latitudes, where adult males are reproductively active throughout the year.

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Desch, Clifford E. "A new species ofDemodexowen, 1843 (Acari: Demodecidae) from the Meibomian glands of the Vampire batDesmodus rotundus(E. Geoffroy, 1810) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae) from Surinam." International Journal of Acarology 20, no. 1 (1994): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01647959408683997.

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Martins, F. M., A. D. Ditchfield, D. Meyer, and J. S. Morgante. "Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography reveals marked population structure in the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae)." Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45, no. 4 (2007): 372–78. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13421076.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae; Desmodontinae) is the most common vampire bat and has a broad distribution, ranging from southern Mexico to central Chile in the west, and Paraguay and northern Argentina in the east of South America (Koopman 1988). Because of its feeding habit, this bat is considered the main source of rabies transmission to cattle. Although this species has a large spectrum of morphological variability throughout its range, thus far no study has examined the distribution of genetic lineages over its geographic range. Four geographically circumscribed clades ofD. rotundus were described in the Brazilian territory on the basis of mitochondrial sequence analyses: southern Atlantic forest (SAF), northern Atlantic forest (NAF), Pantanal (PAN) and Amazon plus Cerrado (AMC) clade. The differentiation among these clades is strongly supported statistically, although the phylogenetic relationship between them remains uncertain. The extremely high levels of sequence divergence that were found between clades (ranging from 6% to 11%) are the highest ever described for a Neotropical bat species and cannot be explained by female philopatry alone. This indicates that D. rotundus comprises two or more distinct, possibly cryptic species. The biogeographic pattern described for this bat is similar to those described for other bats and terrestrial mammals, suggesting geographical congruence between historical vicariant processes, including likely vicariant events between north and south Atlantic Forest and between the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon.

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Gomes, Anderson José Baia, Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi, Luis Reginaldo Ribeiro Rodrigues, et al. "Chromosomal phylogeny of Vampyressine bats (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) with description of two new sex chromosome systems." BMC Evolutionary Biology 16, no. 1 (2016): 119. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13464859.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Background: The subtribe Vampyressina (sensu Baker et al. 2003) encompasses approximately 43 species and seven genera and is a recent and diversified group of New World leaf-nosed bats specialized in fruit eating. The systematics of this group continues to be debated mainly because of the lack of congruence between topologies generated by molecular and morphological data. We analyzed seven species of all genera of vampyressine bats by multidirectional chromosome painting, using whole-chromosome-painting probes from Carollia brevicauda and Phyllostomus hastatus. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using shared discrete chromosomal segments as characters and the Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony (PAUP) software package, using Desmodontinae as outgroup. We also used the Tree Analysis Using New Technology (TNT) software. Results: The result showed a well-supported phylogeny congruent with molecular topologies regarding the sister taxa relationship of Vampyressa and Mesophylla genera, as well as the close relationship between the genus Chiroderma and Vampyriscus. Conclusions: Our results supported the hypothesis that all genera of this subtribe have compound sex chromosome systems that originated from an X-autosome translocation, an ancestral condition observed in the Stenodermatinae. Additional rearrangements occurred independently in the genus Vampyressa and Mesophylla yielding the X1X1X2X2/X1X2Y sex chromosome system. This work presents additional data supporting the hypothesis based on molecular studies regarding the polyphyly of the genus Vampyressa and its sister relationship to Mesophylla.

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Martins, F. M., A. D. Ditchfield, D. Meyer, and J. S. Morgante. "Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography reveals marked population structure in the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae)." Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45, no. 4 (2007): 372–78. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13421076.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae; Desmodontinae) is the most common vampire bat and has a broad distribution, ranging from southern Mexico to central Chile in the west, and Paraguay and northern Argentina in the east of South America (Koopman 1988). Because of its feeding habit, this bat is considered the main source of rabies transmission to cattle. Although this species has a large spectrum of morphological variability throughout its range, thus far no study has examined the distribution of genetic lineages over its geographic range. Four geographically circumscribed clades ofD. rotundus were described in the Brazilian territory on the basis of mitochondrial sequence analyses: southern Atlantic forest (SAF), northern Atlantic forest (NAF), Pantanal (PAN) and Amazon plus Cerrado (AMC) clade. The differentiation among these clades is strongly supported statistically, although the phylogenetic relationship between them remains uncertain. The extremely high levels of sequence divergence that were found between clades (ranging from 6% to 11%) are the highest ever described for a Neotropical bat species and cannot be explained by female philopatry alone. This indicates that D. rotundus comprises two or more distinct, possibly cryptic species. The biogeographic pattern described for this bat is similar to those described for other bats and terrestrial mammals, suggesting geographical congruence between historical vicariant processes, including likely vicariant events between north and south Atlantic Forest and between the Atlantic Forest and the Amazon.

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Gomes, Anderson José Baia, Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi, Luis Reginaldo Ribeiro Rodrigues, et al. "Chromosomal phylogeny of Vampyressine bats (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) with description of two new sex chromosome systems." BMC Evolutionary Biology 16, no. 1 (2016): 119. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13464859.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Background: The subtribe Vampyressina (sensu Baker et al. 2003) encompasses approximately 43 species and seven genera and is a recent and diversified group of New World leaf-nosed bats specialized in fruit eating. The systematics of this group continues to be debated mainly because of the lack of congruence between topologies generated by molecular and morphological data. We analyzed seven species of all genera of vampyressine bats by multidirectional chromosome painting, using whole-chromosome-painting probes from Carollia brevicauda and Phyllostomus hastatus. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using shared discrete chromosomal segments as characters and the Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony (PAUP) software package, using Desmodontinae as outgroup. We also used the Tree Analysis Using New Technology (TNT) software. Results: The result showed a well-supported phylogeny congruent with molecular topologies regarding the sister taxa relationship of Vampyressa and Mesophylla genera, as well as the close relationship between the genus Chiroderma and Vampyriscus. Conclusions: Our results supported the hypothesis that all genera of this subtribe have compound sex chromosome systems that originated from an X-autosome translocation, an ancestral condition observed in the Stenodermatinae. Additional rearrangements occurred independently in the genus Vampyressa and Mesophylla yielding the X1X1X2X2/X1X2Y sex chromosome system. This work presents additional data supporting the hypothesis based on molecular studies regarding the polyphyly of the genus Vampyressa and its sister relationship to Mesophylla.

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Morales-Malacara, Juan B., Linda Y. M. Aldana, Enrique Reyes-Novelo, et al. "Redescription of Periglischrus herrerai (Acari: Spinturnicidae) Associated to Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae), With a Description of Adult Female Heteromorphism and an Analysis of its Variability Throughout the Neotropics." Journal of Medical Entomology 55, no. 2 (2017): 300–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx202.

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Gessinger, Gloria, Rachel Page, Lena Wilfert, Annemarie Surlykke, Signe Brinkløv, and Marco Tschapka. "Phylogenetic Patterns in Mouth Posture and Echolocation Emission Behavior of Phyllostomid Bats." Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9 (June 12, 2021): 630481. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13470490.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) While phyllostomid bats show an impressive range of feeding habits, most of them emit highly similar echolocation calls. Due to the presence of an often prominent noseleaf, it has long been assumed that all phyllostomids emit echolocation calls exclusively through the nostrils rather than through the mouth. However, photo evidence documents also phyllostomid bats flying with an opened mouth. We hypothesized that all phyllostomid species emit echolocation calls only through the nostrils and therefore fly consistently with a closed mouth, and that observations of an open mouth should be a rare and random behavior among individuals and species. Using a high-speed camera and standardized conditions in a flight cage, we screened 40 phyllostomid species. Behavior varied distinctly among the species and mouth posture shows a significant phylogenetic signal. Bats of the frugivorous subfamilies Rhinophyllinae and Carolliinae, the nectarivorous subfamilies Glossophaginae and Lonchophyllinae, and the sanguivorous subfamily Desmodontinae all flew consistently with open mouths. So did the animalivorous subfamilies Glyphonycterinae, Micronycterinae and Phyllostominae, with the notable exception of species in the omnivorous genus Phyllostomus, which consistently flew with mouths closed. Bats from the frugivorous subfamily Stenodermatinae also flew exclusively with closed mouths with the single exception of the genus Sturnira, which is the sister clade to all other stenodermatine species. Further, head position angles differed significantly between bats echolocating with their mouth closed and those echolocating with their mouths opened, with closedmouth phyllostomids pointing only the nostrils in the direction of flight and open-mouth phyllostomids pointing both the nostrils and mouth gape in the direction of flight. Ancestral trait reconstruction showed that the open mouth mode is the ancestral state within the Phyllostomidae. Based on the observed behavioral differences, we suggest that phyllostomid bats are not all nasal emitters as previously thought and discuss possible reasons. Further experiments, such as selectively obstructing sound emission through nostrils or mouth, respectively, will be necessary to clarify the actual source, plasticity and ecological relevance of sound emission of phyllostomid bats flying with their mouths open.

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Gessinger, Gloria, Rachel Page, Lena Wilfert, Annemarie Surlykke, Signe Brinkløv, and Marco Tschapka. "Phylogenetic Patterns in Mouth Posture and Echolocation Emission Behavior of Phyllostomid Bats." Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9 (June 7, 2021): 630481. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13470490.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) While phyllostomid bats show an impressive range of feeding habits, most of them emit highly similar echolocation calls. Due to the presence of an often prominent noseleaf, it has long been assumed that all phyllostomids emit echolocation calls exclusively through the nostrils rather than through the mouth. However, photo evidence documents also phyllostomid bats flying with an opened mouth. We hypothesized that all phyllostomid species emit echolocation calls only through the nostrils and therefore fly consistently with a closed mouth, and that observations of an open mouth should be a rare and random behavior among individuals and species. Using a high-speed camera and standardized conditions in a flight cage, we screened 40 phyllostomid species. Behavior varied distinctly among the species and mouth posture shows a significant phylogenetic signal. Bats of the frugivorous subfamilies Rhinophyllinae and Carolliinae, the nectarivorous subfamilies Glossophaginae and Lonchophyllinae, and the sanguivorous subfamily Desmodontinae all flew consistently with open mouths. So did the animalivorous subfamilies Glyphonycterinae, Micronycterinae and Phyllostominae, with the notable exception of species in the omnivorous genus Phyllostomus, which consistently flew with mouths closed. Bats from the frugivorous subfamily Stenodermatinae also flew exclusively with closed mouths with the single exception of the genus Sturnira, which is the sister clade to all other stenodermatine species. Further, head position angles differed significantly between bats echolocating with their mouth closed and those echolocating with their mouths opened, with closedmouth phyllostomids pointing only the nostrils in the direction of flight and open-mouth phyllostomids pointing both the nostrils and mouth gape in the direction of flight. Ancestral trait reconstruction showed that the open mouth mode is the ancestral state within the Phyllostomidae. Based on the observed behavioral differences, we suggest that phyllostomid bats are not all nasal emitters as previously thought and discuss possible reasons. Further experiments, such as selectively obstructing sound emission through nostrils or mouth, respectively, will be necessary to clarify the actual source, plasticity and ecological relevance of sound emission of phyllostomid bats flying with their mouths open.

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Benathar, Thayse Cristine Melo, Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi, Lena Geise, et al. "Filogenética de morcegos nectarívoros (Phyllostomidae: Lonchophyllinae) baseada em pintura cromossômica multidirecional (ZOO-FISH), com a descrição de dois novos citótipos para o gênero monotípico Hsunycteris." Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde 38, no. 1supl (2018): 172. http://dx.doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2017v38n1suplp172.

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A subfamília Lonchophyllinae foi recentemente dividida em duas tribos, Lonchophyllini e Hsunycterini. Lonchophyllini abriga os gêneros Lionycteris Lonchophylla, Platalina e Xeronycteris. Hsunycterini abriga o gênero Hsunycteris, que, além de abrigar vários citótipos diferentes, também possui elevados níveis de divergência genética entre táxons coespecíficos, sugerindo que a sua diversidade está subestimada. A citogenética clássica, atrelada ao uso da pintura cromossômica multidirecional, permite comparações mais detalhadas entre os taxa e a identificação de rearranjos entre espécies e/ou gêneros, permitindo assim uma boa resolução de questões filogenéticas. Neste contexto, o presente estudo verifica a existência de possíveis variações cromossômicas intrapopulacionais atribuídas à H. thomasi através dos bandeamentos cromossômicos, como também investigar as relações evolutivas desta subfamília através da reconstrução filogenética baseada em pintura cromossômica multidirecional (ZOO-FISH), utilizando sondas de cromossomos totais de Carollia brevicauda e Phyllostomus hastatus. As análises filogenéticas foram realizadas utilizando métodos cladísticos baseados no critério de parcimônia, com o auxílio do software PAUP. Utilizamos como grupo externo as subfamílias Desmodontinae e Macrotinae, visando estabelecer um mapeamento cromossômico comparativo entre os gêneros Hsunycteris, Lionycteris e Lonchophylla. Os resultados encontrados sugerem que os representantes da tribo Lonchophyllini (Lionycteris e Lonchophylla) estão intimamente relacionados, baseados nos dados cromossômicos (clássicos e moleculares), compartilhando a mesma morfologia cromossômica, número diploide (2n = 28), número fundamental (FN = 50) e associações sintênicas (PHA 1p/5p/3p, PHA 1q/8inv e PHA 5q/12p/9q). Observamos a presença de variação intraespecífica em Hsunycteris thomasi, com 2n variando entre 30 a 36 cromossomos e NF variando de 38 a 48. Além disso descrevemos dois novos citótipos, 2n=36/NF=46 e 2n=34/NF=48. As associações sintênicas que apoiam o clado Hsunycterini são PHA10/13p, PHA14/4/14 e inversão em PHA11. Os processos responsáveis pela diversificação cariotípica desta subfamília seriam translocações (Lonchophyllini), fusões e fissões (Hsunycterini). As associações sintênicas PHA5/3, PHA14/4 e inversão em PHA8 podem ser consideradas como assinatura cromossômica que define a subfamília Lonchophyllinae. A nossa proposta filogenética mostra-se bem apoiada, congruente com a topologia molecular recente sobre a relação das tribos como taxa irmã, bem como a monofilia de Lonchophyllinae.

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Louzada, Nathália Siqueira Veríssimo, Marcelo Rodrigues Nogueira, and Leila Maria Pessôa. "Comparative morphology and scaling of the femur in yangochiropteran bats." Journal of Anatomy 235, no. 1 (2019): 124–50. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13451107.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Better known by their remarkable forelimb morphology, bats are also unique among mammals with respect to their hindlimbs. Their legs are rotated through 180°, generally reduced in size, and in some extant taxa particular bones (e.g. fibula) can even be absent. The femur is the main leg bone, but to date few bat studies have considered its morphology in detail, none in a wide-scale comparative study. Yangochiroptera is the largest bat taxon, spans nearly three orders of magnitude in body mass, and is highly diverse both in ecology and behavior, representing a good model for comparative analyses. Here, we describe the anatomy of the femur in a large sample of yangochiropteran bats (125 species, 70 genera, and 12 families), and explore major trends of morphological variation and scaling patterns in this bone. We used 13 categorical characters in the anatomical description and five linear dimensions in the quantitative analyses. Based on the categorical data, each family studied here was diagnosed, and those from the Neotropical region were included in an identification key. From the phylogenetic principal component analysis (pPCA) we showed that, in addition to size, major axes of variation in bat femur are related to robusticity and head morphology, features that are clearly distinct among some families. We also generated a phylomorphospace based on pPCA scores, highlighting convergences in femur shape. Molossidae, Mystacinidae, and Desmodontinae were grouped based on their greater robusticity, a pattern that was also recovered from categorical data. In these families, we found anatomical features (e.g. presence of tubercles and posterior ridges on the greater trochanter, long or medially/distally displaced lateral ridges on the shaft) that are well-known from their functional link with quadrupedal locomotion. Using phylogenetic regressions, we found out that compared with body mass, femur length scaled with negative allometry, as expected, but that femur width scaled isometrically, counter to expectations. As a result, robusticity index (the ratio of width to length), scaled with positive allometry – larger bats tended to have more robust hindlimbs. At species level, our most remarkable finding was related to Myotis simus, which presented the most robust femur (for its size) among yangochiropterans. Our results reinforce the informative potential of the chiropteran femur from both taxonomic and functional perspectives. Furthermore, the allometric trends seen in this bone may help understand the strategies adopted by flying vertebrates to deal with the high energetic cost of flight and, at the same time, evolve diversified foraging behaviors.

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Louzada, Nathália Siqueira Veríssimo, Marcelo Rodrigues Nogueira, and Leila Maria Pessôa. "Comparative morphology and scaling of the femur in yangochiropteran bats." Journal of Anatomy 235, no. 1 (2019): 124–50. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13451107.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Better known by their remarkable forelimb morphology, bats are also unique among mammals with respect to their hindlimbs. Their legs are rotated through 180°, generally reduced in size, and in some extant taxa particular bones (e.g. fibula) can even be absent. The femur is the main leg bone, but to date few bat studies have considered its morphology in detail, none in a wide-scale comparative study. Yangochiroptera is the largest bat taxon, spans nearly three orders of magnitude in body mass, and is highly diverse both in ecology and behavior, representing a good model for comparative analyses. Here, we describe the anatomy of the femur in a large sample of yangochiropteran bats (125 species, 70 genera, and 12 families), and explore major trends of morphological variation and scaling patterns in this bone. We used 13 categorical characters in the anatomical description and five linear dimensions in the quantitative analyses. Based on the categorical data, each family studied here was diagnosed, and those from the Neotropical region were included in an identification key. From the phylogenetic principal component analysis (pPCA) we showed that, in addition to size, major axes of variation in bat femur are related to robusticity and head morphology, features that are clearly distinct among some families. We also generated a phylomorphospace based on pPCA scores, highlighting convergences in femur shape. Molossidae, Mystacinidae, and Desmodontinae were grouped based on their greater robusticity, a pattern that was also recovered from categorical data. In these families, we found anatomical features (e.g. presence of tubercles and posterior ridges on the greater trochanter, long or medially/distally displaced lateral ridges on the shaft) that are well-known from their functional link with quadrupedal locomotion. Using phylogenetic regressions, we found out that compared with body mass, femur length scaled with negative allometry, as expected, but that femur width scaled isometrically, counter to expectations. As a result, robusticity index (the ratio of width to length), scaled with positive allometry – larger bats tended to have more robust hindlimbs. At species level, our most remarkable finding was related to Myotis simus, which presented the most robust femur (for its size) among yangochiropterans. Our results reinforce the informative potential of the chiropteran femur from both taxonomic and functional perspectives. Furthermore, the allometric trends seen in this bone may help understand the strategies adopted by flying vertebrates to deal with the high energetic cost of flight and, at the same time, evolve diversified foraging behaviors.

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Morgan, G. S., O. J. Linares, and C. E. Ray. "New Species Of Fossil Vampire Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Desmodontidae) From Florida And Venezuela." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101 (June 7, 1988): 912–28. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13667772.

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Chua, Physilia Y. S., Christian Carøe, Alex Crampton-Platt, et al. "A two-step metagenomics approach for the identification and mitochondrial DNA contig assembly of vertebrate prey from the blood meals of common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus)." Metabarcoding and Metagenomics 6 (April 7, 2022): e78756. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.6.78756.

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The feeding behaviour of the sanguivorous common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) facilitates the transmission of pathogens that can impact both human and animal health. To formulate effective strategies in controlling the spread of diseases, there is a need to obtain information on which animals they feed on. One DNA-based approach, shotgun sequencing, can be used to obtain such information. Even though it is costly, shotgun sequencing can be used to simultaneously retrieve prey and vampire bat mitochondrial DNA for population studies within one round of sequencing. However, due to the challenges of analysing shotgun sequenced metagenomic data such as false negatives/positives and typically low proportion of reads mapped to diet items, shotgun sequencing has not been used for the identification of prey from common vampire bat blood meals. To overcome these challenges and generate longer mitochondrial contigs which could be useful for prey population studies, we shotgun sequenced common vampire bat blood meal samples (n = 8) and utilised a two-step metagenomic approach based on combining existing bioinformatic workflows (alignment and mtDNA contig assembly) to identify prey. After validating our results from detections made through metabarcoding, we accurately identified the common vampire bats' prey in six out of eight samples without any false positives. We also generated prey mitochondrial contig lengths between 138 bp to 3231 bp (median = 770 bp, Q1 = 262 bp, Q3 = 1766 bp). This opens the potential to conduct phylogenetic and phylogeographic monitoring of elusive prey species in future studies, through the analyses of blood meal metagenomic data.

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Lee Goff, M. "A new species of chigger (Acari: Trombiculidae) from a vampire bat (Chiroptera: Desmodontidae) collected in Costa Rica." International Journal of Acarology 14, no. 1 (1988): 5–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01647958808683797.

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Pardiñas, U.F.J., and E.P. Tonni. "A giant vampire (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in the Late Holocene from the Argentinean pampas: paleoenvironmental significance." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 160, no. 3-4 (2000): 213–21. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13437290.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The first fossil desmodontine record and the only well documented chiropteran fossil record from Argentina is described. A complete left upper canine was collected at Centinela del Mar (38°21∞S58°W, General Alvarado County, Buenos Aires Province) from fossil-bearing sediments referred to the Late Holocene. The tooth size is 25% larger than that of the modern vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus. We assign this tooth to Desmodus cf. D. draculae, an extinct species recorded in the Pleistocene–Holocene of South America (Brazil and Venezuela). The southernmost distribution of present-day Desmodus extends to northeast Buenos Aires province (35°S). The presence of Desmodus some 600 km south of this present-day limit (July minimal isotherm of 10°C ) indicates that around 300 years BP the southeastern Buenos Aires province was at least 2°C higher than modern July isotherm. The Desmodus tooth is associated with sigmodontine rodents characteristic of subtropical and temperate-warm areas (e. g., Pseudoryzomys simplex, Bibimys cf. B. torresi), and provides additional evidence to support this hypothesis. A correlation with a global warming phase is discussed. © 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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