Editing Spectral bat (section)

==Conservation==
As of 2018, the spectral bat is classified as [[near threatened]] by the [[IUCN]]. Its population size is difficult to assess, as it is rarely encountered. However, its population trend is assessed as decreasing.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> It may be intentionally persecuted by humans. In [[Trinidad]], the bats are sometimes thought to be [[ghost]]s, and locals will seek out and destroy their roosts.<ref name="French 1997">{{cite web| url=http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/bats-magazine/bat_article/796| title=False Vampires and Other Carnivores| last=French| first=Barbara| year=1997|website=batcon.org| publisher=Bat Conservation International| access-date=17 July 2018 }}</ref>

As of 1999, the spectral bat is listed as endangered in [[Bolivia]].<ref name="Vargas 2004">{{cite journal|last1=Vargas Espinoza| first1= A.| last2= Aguirre| first2= L. F.| last3= Swarner| first3= M.| last4= Emmons| first4= L.| last5= Teran| first5= M.| year=2004| title= Distribución de ''Vampyrum spectrum'' en Bolivia y comentarios sobre su estado de conservación| journal= Ecología en Bolivia| volume= 39| issue=2| pages= 46–51|language=Spanish|trans-title=Distribution of ''Vampyrum spectrum'' in Bolivia and comments on its state of conservation|url=http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1605-25282004001000006}}</ref> It has been listed as an endangered species in [[Mexico]] since 2001.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

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