Vampyrum spectrum
Classification
Domain: Eukarya - Multicellular, genetic material is in a membrane bound nucleus. Contains membrane-bound organelles.
Kingdom: Animalia - Multicellular, heterotrophic, cells lack rigid cell walls.
Phylum: Chordata - Endoskeleton, notochord(spine), three germ layers and a well developed coelom.
Class: Mammalia - Contains hair and mammary glands.
Order: Chiroptera - meaning "hand-wing" in Greek, as the structure of the open wing is very similar to an outspread human hand with a membrane between the fingers
Family: Phyllostomidae - means "nose-leaf" because the bat has a fleshy protuberance from the nose
Genus: Vampyrum - Genus contains only 1 species (V. spectrum)
Species: Vampyrum spectrum