Least ConcernWestern Russell's Viper
Daboia russelii
One of the 29 bats on WAnimals
Mammals · Chiroptera · Megadermatidae
Megaderma lyra
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The greater false vampire is a bat of the superfamily Rhinolophoidea. Its biogeographical distribution is Oriental; specifically, it lives from eastern Pakistan and Sri Lanka to south-eastern China and the north of the Malay Peninsula. It usually roosts in caves, buildings and hollow trunks; its habitat is similar to that of M. spasma but markedly more arid. It keeps to less than a metre above the ground as it searches for food in tropical forest habitats. Its body measures 65-95 mm and it weighs 40-60 g. It has brown or silvery fur; the ears, which are large, are joined to the face, and it has no external tail.
Weight
40 g – 60 g
Size
6.5 cm – 9.5 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Megaderma lyra
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 23.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Greater False Vampire — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about greater false vampire.
