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 Rafinesque 1815 Vampyrum Rafinesque 1815 , Analyse de la Nature: 54 . Type Species: Vespertilio spectrum Linnaeus 1758 Synonyms: Vampirus Lesson 1827 ; Vampyrus Leach 1821 . Species and subspecies: 1 species: Species Vampyrum spectrum ( Linnaeus 1758 )