Biological nomenclature is full of misleading scientific names. Vampyressa, Vampyrodes, Vampyrops and Vampyrum are all bat genera, but none of them feed on blood. There are also bad puns, like Apopyllus now (a sac spider) and Ittibittium (a tiny mollusk), as well as rude sounding names, like Pinus rigida (the pitch pine) and Enema pan (a scarab beetle).
