Family

Megadermatidae

Facial view of roosting adult with eyes open, tragus and noseleaf visible. Also as African False Vampire Bat, African Heart-nosed Bat, Heart-nosed Bat, Heart-nosed Big-eared Bat.
Six adults hanging from thatched roof. Also as African False Vampire Bat, African Heart-nosed Bat, Heart-nosed Bat, Heart-nosed Big-eared Bat.
Topotype
Ventral view in flight. Lavia frons rex. Also as African Yellow-winged Bat, Yellow-winged Bat.
Lavia frons frons. Also as African Yellow-winged Bat, Yellow-winged Bat.
Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Formerly Lyroderma lyra sinense, Megaderma lyra sinense. Also as Greater Asian False-vampire, Greater False-vampire.
Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Formerly Lyroderma lyra sinense, Megaderma lyra sinense. Also as Greater Asian False-vampire, Greater False-vampire.
Front view. Megaderma spasma philippinense. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Megaderma spasma medium. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Megaderma spasma medium. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Megaderma spasma medium. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Megaderma spasma medium. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Photographed in a portable flight studio at capture location. Megaderma spasma medium. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Topotype
Lavia frons rex. Also as African Yellow-winged Bat, Yellow-winged Bat.
Lavia frons rex. Also as African Yellow-winged Bat, Yellow-winged Bat.
Close-up of face, Field Cat. No. 970520.23. Formerly Lyroderma lyra sinense. Formerly Megaderma lyra sinense. Also as Greater False Vampire, Indian False-vampire.
Portrait at capture location. Lyroderma lyra sinense. Formerly Lyroderma lyra sinense, Megaderma lyra sinense. Also as Greater Asian False-vampire, Greater False-vampire.
Also as Australian False-vampire, Ghost Bat.
Also as Australian False-vampire, Ghost Bat.
Close-up of head, Field Cat. No. 970501.14. Megaderma spasma minus. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Megaderma spasma ceylonense. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.
Megaderma spasma medium. Also as Common Asian Ghost Bat, Lesser False Vampire, Malayan False-vampire.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library

Megadermatidae

  • Genus

    Cardioderma