What is Spectral bat?
{{Taxobox | name = Spectral bat | status = LR/nt | status_system = iucn2.3 | image = Stenodermatinae Sp.jpg | image_width = 200px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Chiroptera]] | familia = [[Phyllostomidae]] | genus = '''''Vampyrum''''' | genus_authority = [[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Rafinesque]], 1815 | species = '''''V. spectrum''''' | binomial = ''Vampyrum spectrum'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758) | range_map = Vampyrum spectrum distribution (colored).png }} The genus '''''Vampyrum''''' contains only one species, the '''Spectral bat''' (''V. spectrum''). Some alternate names for this species are 'Linnaeus's False vampire bat' and the 'Spectral Vampire bat'. Confusingly, they are not related to the [[Old World]] family of large carnivorous bats to be found in the [[Megadermatidae]] that are also called false vampires. The animals occur in [[South America]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. This species is the largest bat (Chiroptera) in the New World. Its wingspan is about 80 cm (almost 3 feet). Body length and weight are 125-35 mm and 145-190 grams respectively. Some animals reach wingspans of over a metre. The fur on the upper parts of the bat is normally brown or rust-orange and quite short. The ears are very long and rounded. The large feet are robust, with long curved claws. The muzzle is long and narrow, and the teeth are strong. The Noseleaf is shaped as in the photograph. The bats are very good at hunting at night. They are [[predator]]s. Their prey includes many [[vertebrate]]s, such as [[amphibian]]s, [[reptile]]s, small [[bird]]s and [[mammal]]s- they even hunt other bat species. [[Insect]]s are also included, especially large crickets, cicadas etc. Surprisingly, a small amount of fruit is also eaten. When hunting, this species is extremely stealthy. It will often pounce from a position on an above branch onto its prey or fly like some [[owl]]s by patrolling back and forth along forest edges, suddenly droppi