Lesser false vampire bat
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Lesser false vampire bat

Megaderma spasma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
7 Verified records at Way Kambas 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser false vampire bat sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
LC

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cynopterus brachyotis

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available

Orbiculus Roundleaf Bat

Mammal

Hipposideros orbiculus

Insufficient data
lesser sheath-tailed bat
LC

lesser sheath-tailed bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Emballonura monticola

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
LC

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
60–70
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Way Kambas National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser false vampire bat sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser false vampire bat in Way Kambas National Park?

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

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