Vampyrum spectrum

Vampyrum spectrum, also known as the spectral bat or the false vampire bat, is a species of bat featured in the Silverwing series. It is a carnivorous leaf-nosed bat found in Central and South America. Vampyrum spectrum is the largest species of bat in the Western Hemisphere as well as the largest carnivorous bat in the world, boasting a wingspan that can reach up to a meter wide.

In the Silverwing series
The Vampyrum spectrum are a species of bats known to reside deep in the jungles of South America. The most notable Vampyrum in the series are Goth and Throbb, two jungle bats who find themselves lost in the northern wilderness and accompany Shade and Marina on their travels in Silverwing. The Vampyrum seen in the Silverwing series idolize Cama Zotz as a holy figure, as opposed to the northern bats who overwhelmingly worship Nocturna.

List of characters

 * Goth
 * Throbb
 * Phoenix
 * Murk
 * Voxzaco

Trivia

 * The Vampyrum are one of few species of bats in the Silverwing series to not be referred to with an in-universe colloquialism, and the only species to be referred to by its taxonomic classification.