†Desmodus stocki Jones 1958 (vampire bat)
PaleoDB taxon number: 45613
Synonym: Desmodus magnus Gut 1959 (taxon 45612)
Belongs to Desmodus according to N. J. Czaplewski and W. D. Peachey 2003
Sister taxa: Desmodus archaeodaptes, Desmodus draculae, Desmodus rotundus
Type specimens:
- Desmodus stocki: LACM (CIT) 3129, a partial skull (cranium lacking post-incisor dentition on the left side, zygomatic arches and auditory bullae)
- Desmodus magnus: Florida Geological Survey No. V-5935, a mandible (left dentary with C, P3, M1).
Ecology: scansorial insectivore