Vampyrum spectrum (Linnaeus 1758)

[Vespertilio] spectrum Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 31.

Type Locality: Surinam.

Vernacular Names: Spectral Bat.

Synonyms: Vampyrum guianensis Lacépède 1789; Vampyrum maximus E. Geoffroy 1806; Vampyrum nasutus Shaw 1800; Vampyrum nelsoni Goldman 1917 .

Distribution: Veracruz (Mexico) to Ecuador and Peru, Bolivia, N and SW Brazil, and Guianas; Trinidad; perhaps Jamaica.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: See Navarro and Wilson (1982). See Emmons (1997) for distribution map.