Wildlifeof Nepal
Greater False Vampire Bat
Bats
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0
Lyroderma lyra
Basic stats
Diet
Other bats, birds, reptiles, fish and insects
Range
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
Litter size
1–2 pups
Gestation period
150–160 days
Size
Length 6.5–9.5cm; forearm 6.5–7.2cm
Weight
40–60g
The greater false vampire bat is 6.5 to 9.5cm long, weighs 40 to 60g and has an average forearm of 6.5 to 7.2cm. It has large ears, no tail, blue-grey fur with brownish underparts and an erect noseleaf of about 10mm. It is strongly carnivorous, eating other bats, birds, reptiles, fish and insects (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. About 85% of prey is taken on low searching flights, and it also hunts from a perch. Gestation lasts 150 to 160 days, and one or two pups are born and nursed for two to three months. Nepal's 2011 list has no matching entry, so no national status is given.
Quick answers
- What does the Greater False Vampire Bat eat?
- Other bats, birds, reptiles, fish and insects
- Where is the Greater False Vampire Bat found?
- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
- What is the litter size of the Greater False Vampire Bat?
- 1–2 pups
- How long is the gestation period of the Greater False Vampire Bat?
- 150–160 days
- How big is the Greater False Vampire Bat?
- Length 6.5–9.5cm; forearm 6.5–7.2cm
- How much does the Greater False Vampire Bat weigh?
- 40–60g