White-winged vampire bat

White-winged vampire bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Diaemus
Miller, 1906
Species:
D. youngi
Binomial name
Diaemus youngi
Jentink, 1893
Range map

The white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi), a species of vampire bat, is the only member of the genus Diaemus. They are found from Mexico to northern Argentina and are present on the islands of Trinidad and Margarita.

  1. ^ Barquez, R.; Perez, S.; Miller, B.; Diaz, M. (2015). "Diaemus youngi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T6520A21982777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T6520A21982777.en. Retrieved 17 March 2022.