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Some facts about the
Greater false vampire bat
Adult weight : 0.039 kg (0.0858 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 14 years
Female maturity :540 days
Male maturity : 450 days
Gestation : 150 days
Litter size : 1
Weight at birth : 0.008 kg (0.0176 lbs)
Greater false vampire bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Megadermatidae
Species : Megaderma lyra
The Greater false vampire bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the greater false vampire bat
A young / baby of a greater false vampire bat is called a 'pup'. A greater false vampire bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the greater false vampire bat
The “Indian false vampire†(Megaderma lyra) is dark ashgry with nose leaf truncated in appearance. (Full text)
The False Vampire Bat (Daini Badur), Megaderma lyra is possibly the largest of the insect bats in the country; head and body 9 cm, tail is absent; feeds on small vertebrates and insects, and is the most common bat after sundown. (Full text)
The greater false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra) is among the very few carnivorous bat species. (Full text)
Geographic RangeMegaderma lyra is found from eastern Pakistan and Sri Lanka to southeastern China and the northern Malay Peninsula Native: Oriental Physical Description (Full text)
1. big-eared bat, Megaderma lyra -- (large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears)big-eared bat
Megaderma lyra
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