Megaderma spasma
Lesser False Vampire Bat
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Megadermatidae
Genus
Megaderma
Species
Megaderma spasma
Distinguishing features
Sometimes called the yellow-winged bat, the lesser vampire bat has yellowish veins through the wing, and when the wings are spread with light behind, they are given a prominent yellow/orange tinge.
M. spasma has fur pale grey to grey-brown in colour. Its noseleaf has long dorsal lobe with stiffened central ridge and broad convex flaps on the sides. Its ears are very large, joined at the base and it has no visible tail. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 10 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Up to 30 cm
Synonyms
Distribution
©Chermundy on Wikipedia: Lesser false vampire bat range
Distribution and habitat preferences
They are found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. (Wikipedia)
Diet
It favours grasshoppers and moths but sometimes they eat small vertebrates including other bats. (Wikipedia)
