Vampyrum spectrum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Spectral Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Phyllostominae
Tribe : Vampyrini
Genus : Vampyrum

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033823

Original name as described

Vespertilio spectrum

Other common names

Great False Vampire Bat · Great Spectral Bat · Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat

Type locality

"America australi." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Surinam [= Suriname]."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004991

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Vampyrus spectrum nelsoni

(E. A. Goldman, 1917)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:78127

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39d96c5f1-e242-485b-ab84-79258d81b312

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334953

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pteropus Spectrum

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872930

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Phyllostomus spectrum

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033439

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Phyllostoma Spectrum

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xx

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xx, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Fitzinger (1855:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Vampyrus spectrum

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

126

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Gray (1866:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37063)
  3. True (1885:604, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Vampirus spectrum

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vampyrum spectrum nelsoni

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Vampyrum spectrum

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

310

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22843/22059426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio spectrum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033823

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Vampirus sanguisuga

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Phyllostomidae

Root name

sanguisuga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207546

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

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