Order Chiroptera Higher classification Microbat | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Megadermatidae Rank Family | |
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Lower classifications Greater false vampire b, Ghost bat, Lesser false vampire b |
Megadermatidae, or false vampire bats, are a family of bats found from central Africa, eastwards through southern Asia, and into Australia. They are relatively large bats, ranging from 6.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length. They have large eyes, very large ears and a prominent nose-leaf. They have a wide membrane between the hind legs, or uropatagium, but no tail. Many species are a drab brown in color, but some are white, bluish-grey or even olive-green, helping to camouflage them against their preferred roosting environments. They are primarily insectivorous, but will also eat a wide range of small vertebrates.

Classification
FAMILY MEGADERMATIDAE



References
Megadermatidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA