Desmodus

The genus was erected in 1826 to accommodate a new species Desmodus rufus described by Maximilian Wied in the second volume of his work detailing his explorations in Brazil. The type species was previously described with the name Phyllostoma rotundus by Étienne Geoffroy in 1810.

• subfamilia Desmodontinae

• genus Desmodus

• †Desmodus archaeodaptes, extinct,
• †Desmodus draculae – giant vampire bat, extinct,
• Desmodus rotundus – common vampire bat, extant,

• †Desmodus rotundus puntajudensis (Desmodus puntajudensis) - Cuban vampire bat, extinct,

• †Desmodus stocki – Stock's vampire bat, extinct.