Diaemus youngi (bat)
Variant names: Desmodus youngi

Mass: 40.3 g based on Bowles et al. 1979, Barquez et al. 1999, and Bernard 2001

Diet: sanguinivore based on Cruz-Neto et al. 2001, Bernard 2002, Van Cakenberghe et al. 2002, and Kalko et al. 2008

Abundance: 0.09 to 5.26% (median 0.16%)

Latitudinal range: -23.5° to 20.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (5), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (2), tropical/subtropical wetland (1)

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Found in 10 samples

Bolivia: EspĂ­ritu

Brazil: Ilha da Marambaia, Area de Pesquisas Ecológicas do Guamâ, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project Reserves 1501 and 1401, Morro de Säo Joäo, Middle Säo Francisco River

Guyana: Kurupukari

Mexico: Biosphere Reserve Los Petenes (large forest islands)

Paraguay: Estancia Loma Pora

Peru: Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape

Size measurements:
♀ body mass46.3 gN = 1Bowles et al. 1979
♂ body mass34.6 gN = 1Bowles et al. 1979
♂ body mass41.7 gN = 1Bowles et al. 1979
body mass40.0 gN = 1Barquez et al. 1999
body mass40.0 gN = 1Bernard 2001
♀ forearm length56 mmN = 1Thomas 1928
♀ skull length25.8 mmN = 1Thomas 1928

See also Diaemus