Lesser false vampire bat
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Lesser false vampire bat

Megaderma spasma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
10 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser false vampire bat sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Hardwicke's woolly bat
LC

Hardwicke's woolly bat

Mammal

Kerivoula hardwickii

5–10% · With luck
Woolly Horseshoe Bat
LC

Woolly Horseshoe Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rhinolophus luctus

5–10% · With luck
Malayan Slit-faced Bat
NT

Malayan Slit-faced Bat

Mammal

Nycteris tragata

5–10% · With luck
Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat
LC

Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat

Mammal

Megaerops niphanae

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
LC

Pearson's Horseshoe Bat

Mammal

Rhinolophus pearsonii

Insufficient data
Tail-less Leaf-nosed Bat
NT Endemic

Tail-less Leaf-nosed Bat

Mammal

Coelops frithii

Insufficient data
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
LC

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cynopterus brachyotis

Insufficient data
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
LC

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cynopterus sphinx

Insufficient data
Great Roundleaf Bat
LC Endemic

Great Roundleaf Bat

Mammal

Hipposideros armiger

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
6 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser false vampire bat in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser false vampire bat sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser false vampire bat in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Lesser false vampire bat in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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