Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 395 426 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Diphylla ecaudata Spix 1823 Diphylla ecaudata Spix 1823 , Sim. Vespert. Brasil .: 68 . Type Locality: Brazil , Bahia , San Francisco River. Vernacular Names: Hairy-legged Vampire Bat . Synonyms: Diphylla centralis Thomas 1903 . Distribution: S Tamaulipas ( Mexico ) to Venezuela , Peru , Bolivia , and E Brazil ; a single vagrant individual has also been reported from S Texas ( USA ). Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: See Greenhall et al. (1984) .