Vampyrodes caraccioli (bat)

Mass: 36.0 g based on Kalko et al. 1996, Mena 2010, Meyer et al. 2008, Patterson et al. 1996, Schondube et al. 2001, Studier et al. 1983, and Vleut et al. 2015

Diet: frugivore based on Patterson et al. 1996, Van Cakenberghe et al. 2002, Giannini and Kalko 2004, Dumont and Nicolay 2006, Kalko et al. 2008, Klingbell and Willig 2009, Freeman and Lemen 2010, de la Peña-Cuéllar et al. 2012, García-García et al. 2014, and de la Peña-Cuéllar et al. 2015

Abundance: 0.06 to 17.05% (median 1.07%)

Latitudinal range: -23.1° to 18.4°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (14), tropical/subtropical wetland (1)

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Found in 16 samples

Bolivia: Estación Biológica Tunquini, Santuario de Vida Silvestre Cavernas de Repechón (cultivo), Santuario de Vida Silvestre Cavernas de Repechón (bosque joven), Santuario de Vida Silvestre Cavernas de Repechón (bosque maduro)

Brazil: Ilha da Marambaia, Area de Pesquisas Ecológicas do Guamâ, Una (forests)

Mexico: Los Tuxtlas Biological Research Station (forest fragment bats), Lacanhâ (rain forest), Los Tuxtlas Biological Research Station (shaded plantation bats), Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (partially surrounded, rainforest), Lacandona (riparian mature), Lacandona (riparian pasture)

Peru: Mishana, Valle de Pozuzo

Trinidad and Tobago: Victoria-Mayaro Forest Reserve

Size measurements:
body mass36.4 gN = 82Kalko et al. 1996
body mass30.7 gN = 3Mena 2010
body mass36.8 gN = 1Meyer et al. 2008
body mass34.6 gN = 1Patterson et al. 1996
body mass31.0 gN = 2Schondube et al. 2001
body mass37.0 gN = 5Studier et al. 1983
body mass34.3 gN = 7Vleut et al. 2015
♀ condylobasal length25 mmN = 1Thomas 1924
♀ ear length20 mmN = 1Thomas 1924
♀ forearm length54 mmN = 1Thomas 1924
♂ forearm length51 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♀ head and body length77 mmN = 1Thomas 1924
♀ skull length27.3 mmN = 1Thomas 1924
♂ skull length26 mmN = 1Thomas 1920
♀ skull width17 mmN = 1Thomas 1924
♀ upper tooth row length12.2 mmN = 1Thomas 1924

See also Vampyrodes, Vampyrodes major