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vampire bat

subfamily of mammals
Taxon taxon Q190691
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vampire bat

Summary

vampire bat is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • vampire bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • vampire bat is classified at the rank of subfamily[4].
  • vampire is named after vampire bat[5].
  • vampire bat belongs to the parent taxon Phyllostomidae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, vampire bat is Desmodontinae[7].
  • vampire bat's Commons category is recorded as Desmodontinae[8].
  • vampire bat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Desmodontinae[9].
  • vampire bat's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • vampire bat's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • vampire bat's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12].
  • vampire bat's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • vampire bat's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • vampire bat's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, vampire bat is Desmodontinae[7]. It is classified at the rank of subfamily[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Phyllostomidae[6].

Discovery and Description

vampire is named after vampire bat[5].

Identifiers

vampire bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 366347[16]. vampire bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40237[17]. vampire bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2845587[18]. vampire bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4969048[19]. vampire bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552342[20].

Why It Matters

vampire bat has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language +2
    Named after → vampire
    Taxon rank → subfamily
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