Megadermatidae (False Vampire Bats)

Family

False Vampire Bats

Megadermatidae

6 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

Species in this group

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

Lesser false vampire bat
LC

Lesser false vampire bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Megaderma spasma

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-winged Bat
LC

Yellow-winged Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Lavia frons

30–40% · Possible
Heart-nosed bat
LC

Heart-nosed bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cardioderma cor

Insufficient data
Greater False Vampire
LC

Greater False Vampire

Mammal

Lyroderma lyra

10–20% · With luck
Australian False Vampire Bat
VU Endemic

Australian False Vampire Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Macroderma gigas

Insufficient data
Thongaree's False-vampire

Thongaree's False-vampire

Mammal

Eudiscoderma thongareeae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
40–50%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
30–40%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
30–40%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2
20–30%
8 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
20–30%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
20–30%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
10–20%
13 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
10–20%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
10–20%
15 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
10–20%
16 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
17 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
0–10%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
0–10%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
20 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
21 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
0–10%
22 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
0–10%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
24 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
0–10%
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
26 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
0–10%
27 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%