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 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.