Genus Diphylla (Noun)
Meaning
Vampire bats.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Vampire bats belonging to the genus Diphylla primarily inhabit the dry deserts and arid regions of South America and can be characterized by their long tongues.
- Diphylla is one monotypic genus in the family Phyllostomidae, consisting of the species Diphylla ecaudata.
- Central to studying Desmodus, it is helpful to understand closely related Diphylla bats.
- Of South America's three main species of vampiric bats: Desmodus rotundus, Desmodus geoffroyi and others belonging to the genus Diphylla.
- There exist only two genera of true vampires that need blood to survive: Desmodus and genus Diphylla