Desmodus draculae

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The Giant Vampire Bat
Fossil range: Pleistocene

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Desmodontinae
Genus: Desmodus
Species: D. draculae
Binomial name
Desmodus draculae

The Giant Vampire bat (Desmodus draculae) was a species of Vampire bat that inhabited the Americas during the pleistocene. It was 30% larger than the Common Vampire Bat.

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