Lesser false vampire bat
Megaderma spasma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyMegadermatidae (False Vampire Bats)
- GenusMegaderma
- SpeciesMegaderma spasma (Lesser false vampire bat)
The lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. They live in caves and tree hollows. They are insectivorous. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser false vampire bat sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
Greater False Vampire
Lyroderma lyra
Grand Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros grandis
Woolly Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus luctus
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus sphinx
thick-thumbed myotis
Myotis rosseti
Indochinese Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus chaseni
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus brachyotis
Least Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus pusillus
Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat
Scotophilus heathii
Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Saccolaimus saccolaimus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser false vampire bat in Cat Tien National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser false vampire bat sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lesser false vampire bat in Cat Tien National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser false vampire bat in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.