Megadermatidae (False Vampire Bats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Megaderma spasma

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Lavia frons

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Cardioderma cor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Lyroderma lyra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Macroderma gigas

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Eudiscoderma thongareeae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see False Vampire Bats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~50%
	Lesser false vampire bat			~50%
2	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Heart-nosed bat			~20%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~30%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~30%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
5	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Lesser false vampire bat			~30%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Heart-nosed bat			Insufficient data
7	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Lesser false vampire bat			~20%
8	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~20%
	Greater False Vampire			~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			~10%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~20%
10	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~20%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
11	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~20%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~20%
	Heart-nosed bat			Insufficient data
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Heart-nosed bat			~20%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Heart-nosed bat			Insufficient data
15	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~20%
	Lesser false vampire bat			Insufficient data
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~10%
	Heart-nosed bat			Insufficient data
17	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			~10%
18	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian False Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
19	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Thongaree's False-vampire			Insufficient data
20	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			~10%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
22	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			Insufficient data
23	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			Insufficient data
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~10%
25	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			Insufficient data
26	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			Insufficient data
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			~10%
28	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Heart-nosed bat			Insufficient data
29	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data
31	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Lesser false vampire bat			Insufficient data
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Yellow-winged Bat			Insufficient data