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Lesser false vampire bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Megadermatidae
Species : Megaderma spasma
The Lesser 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 lesser false vampire bat
A young / baby of a lesser false vampire bat is called a 'pup'. A lesser false vampire bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
Facts about the lesser false vampire bat
Megaderma spasma is known from india,Sri Lanka,Myanmar,south-east Asia to java,Philippines and Molucca islands. (Full text)
India's lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) is both an insect eater and a carnivore that feeds on small reptiles and rodents. (Full text)
The common Asian ghost bat (Megaderma spasma) is a little animal with a wingspan of only a foot or so. (Full text)