''Vampyriscus'' (meaning: small vampire bat) is a genus of bats in the family leaf-nosed bat, Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. There are three species previously included in the genus ''Vampyressa''. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of their bones and teeth and the pattern of their fur, pelage.Tavares, V., et al. (2014)
Systematics of ''Vampyressa melissa'' Thomas, 1926 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), with descriptions of two new species of ''Vampyressa''.
''American Museum Novitates'' 3813 1-17. Phylogenetics, Phylogenetic analyses support the separation of the genera. Older sources recognize ''Vampyriscus'' as a subgenus of ''Vampyressa''.Wilson, D. E. and D. M. Reeder, Editors
''Vampyressa''.
''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference''. 3rd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press. Species: *''Bidentate yellow-eared bat, Vampyriscus bidens'' – bidentate yellow-eared bat *''Brock's yellow-eared bat, Vampyriscus brocki'' – Brock's yellow-eared bat *''Vampyriscus nymphaea'' – striped yellow-eared bat

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''Vampyriscus''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) {{Taxonbar, from=Q28154898 Bat genera Phyllostomidae Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas