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    DesmodusDesmodus archaeodaptes, extinct, †Desmodus draculae – giant vampire bat, extinct, Desmodus rotundus – common vampire bat, extant, †Desmodus...
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  • vampire of folklore", and placed the novel species with the genus Desmodus. Desmodus draculae has been occasionally called the giant vampire bat in reference...
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    species Desmodus rufus by Maximilian Wied, in the second volume of his work detailing his explorations in Brazil, erecting a new genus Desmodus. The species...
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    subfamily Desmodontinae genus Desmodus Desmodus archaeodaptes, extinct, Desmodus draculae, extinct, Desmodus rotundus, Desmodus stocki, extinct. genus Diphylla...
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  • 389–396. "Desmodus stocki :: Florida Museum of Natural History". "Stock's Vampire Bat - Desmodus stocki - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". "Desmodus stocki"...
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  • "Piuchén" is also used as the vernacular for the common vampire bat species Desmodus rotundus, which can be the origin of the legend. Colo Colo Basilisco Chilote...
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    Draculin, the Anticoagulant Factor Present in the Saliva of Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus)" (PDF). Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 73 (1): 094–100. doi:10.1055/s-0038-1653731...
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    Diversity Web. "Desmodus rotundus." Accessed November 14, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Desmodus_rotundus.html....
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  • only mammals that feed exclusively on blood. The infrared sense enables Desmodus to localize homeothermic (warm-blooded) animals (cattle, horses, wild mammals)...
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  • Jez Stukeley (Vampirates) Jezebel 'Jez' Redfern (Night World) Joel Desmodus (Desmodus) John "Not-A-Vampire-At-All" Smith (Discworld) Jonathan Barrett (The...
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    short-tailed bat (Carollia subrufa) Subfamily: Desmodontinae - vampire bats Genus Desmodus D. archaeodaptes, † Giant vampire bat, D. draculae†, Cuban vampire bat...
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    it was initially placed in the same genus as the common vampire bat, Desmodus. However, in 1907, Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. placed it in a new genus, Diaemus...
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  • draculin, the anticoagulant factor present in the saliva of vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus)". Thromb. Haemost. 73 (1): 94–100. doi:10.1055/s-0038-1653731...
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    accepted in harems, but some species, such as the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), may be more strict. Some mammals are perfectly monogamous, meaning...
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    grooming may occur in certain species, such as the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), and these strengthen social bonds. Homosexual fellatio has been...
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  • resistance by loosening the tension between the membranes of its legs. Desmodus Rotundus (vampire bat) The common vampire bats are known to possess powerful...
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    "The transmission of paralytic rabies in Trinidad by the vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus murinus) Wagner". Caribbean Medical Journal. 21: 110–136. PMID 13858519...
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    (family Pythonidae), some boas (family Boidae), the Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), a variety of jewel beetles (Melanophila acuminata), darkly pigmented...
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    genetically engineered drug called desmoteplase based on the saliva of Desmodus rotundus (a vampire bat) was shown to improve recovery in stroke patients...
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    (2.0–2.2 in) long. There are no lingual grooves under the tongue as in Desmodus and Diaemus (the white-winged vampire bat), but it does have a groove along...
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    desmoteplase. Desmoteplase is a recombinant form of the alpha-1 isoform of DSPA (Desmodus rotundus salivary plasminogen activator). Desmoteplase, a chemical found...
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    Beringia into 18th century) (H) Euarchontoglires Bats Stock's vampire bat (Desmodus stocki) (C) Pristine mustached bat (Pteronotus (Phyllodia) pristinus) (C)...
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  • Aversions can be developed to odors as well as tastes. Common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) do not learn taste aversions despite being closely related to...
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    group comprises the most well known venomous bat, the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) and two other rare species, the hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla...
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  • Southern little yellow-eared bat, Vampyressa pusilla Genus: Desmodus Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus Genus: Diaemus White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus...
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    Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) and the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Homosexual behavior in bats has been categorized into 6 groups:...
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    including fruit-eating bats and particularly the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), with or without artificial infection or the external symptoms...
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  • its original "resting" or "inactive" temperature. Common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) have specialized IR sensors in their nose-leaf. Vampire bats...
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    1888), and is transmitted by horse-flies, and also by the vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, in South-America. This form occurs in South America, Northern...
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    "Transmission of the Paralytic Rabies in Trinidad of the Vampire Bat: Desmodus rotundus murinus Wagner, 1840". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology...
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