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common vampire bat

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Taxon taxon Q300981
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common vampire bat

Summary

common vampire bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (959 views/month, #1,162 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • common vampire bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • common vampire bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • common vampire bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • common vampire bat is classified within Desmodus[6].
  • common vampire bat's scientific name is Desmodus rotundus[7].
  • common vampire bat's Commons category is recorded as Desmodus rotundus[8].
  • common vampire bat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Desmodus rotundus[9].
  • common vampire bat's Commons gallery is recorded as Desmodus rotundus[10].
  • common vampire bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. rotundus'}[11].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common vampire bat'}[12].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Vampire Bat'}[13].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vampire Bat'}[14].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Vampir'}[15].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Vampir'}[16].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'vampiru'}[17].
  • common vampire bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki krvoses'}[18].
  • common vampire bat's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.366'}[19].
  • common vampire bat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+6'}[20].
  • common vampire bat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+32.5'}[21].
  • common vampire bat's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+7'}[22].
  • common vampire bat's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+29.2'}[23].
  • common vampire bat's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • common vampire bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[25].
  • common vampire bat's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[26].
  • common vampire bat's taxon range is recorded as Venezuela[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, common vampire bat is Desmodus rotundus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Desmodus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common vampire bat'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vampire Bat'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeiner Vampir'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnlicher Vampir'}[16], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'vampiru'}[17], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'veliki krvoses'}[18].

Identifiers

common vampire bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41168[28]. common vampire bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9430[29]. common vampire bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289588[30]. common vampire bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433298[31]. common vampire bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631886[32].

Why It Matters

common vampire bat ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (959 views/month, #1,162 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Brazil Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Desmodus rotundus. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Desmodus rotundus. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Desmodus rotundus. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Desmodus rotundus. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Gestation period → {'unit': 'Q5151', 'amount': '+7'}
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+29.2'}
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.366'}
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