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Megadermatidae
Temporal range: Early Oligocene to RecentGhost Bat at Perth Zoo Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Megadermatidae Genera This article is about bats in the family Megadermatidae. For the false vampire bats in the family Phyllostomidae, see Phyllostomidae.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.[1]
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Classification
FAMILY MEGADERMATIDAE
- Genus Cardioderma
- Heart-nosed Bat, Cardioderma cor
- Genus Lavia
- Yellow-winged Bat, Lavia frons
- Genus Macroderma
- Ghost Bat, Macroderma gigas
- Genus Megaderma
- Lesser False Vampire Bat, Megaderma spasma
- Greater False Vampire Bat, Megaderma lyra
References
References in Borneo
- Abdullah MT. 2003. Biogeography and variation of Cynopterus brachyotis in Southeast Asia. PhD thesis. The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
- Corbet, GB, Hill JE. 1992. The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Hall LS, Gordon G. Grigg, Craig Moritz, Besar Ketol, Isa Sait, Wahab Marni and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Biogeography of fruit bats in Southeast Asia. Sarawak Museum Journal LX(81):191-284.
- Karim, C., A.A. Tuen and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Mammals. Sarawak Museum Journal Special Issue No. 6. 80: 221—234.
- Mohd. Azlan J., Ibnu Maryanto , Agus P. Kartono and M.T. Abdullah. 2003 Diversity, Relative Abundance and Conservation of Chiropterans in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarawak Museum Journal 79: 251-265.
- Hall LS, Richards GC, Abdullah MT. 2002. The bats of Niah National Park, Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal. 78: 255-282.
- Wilson DE, Reeder DM. 2005. Mammal species of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.
- Abdullah MT, Hall LS. 1997. Abundance and distribution of fruit bats and other mammals in the tropical forest canopy in Borneo. Sarawak Museum Journal 72:63-74.
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Chiroptera families Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Infraclass: Eutheria · Superorder: Laurasiatheria Yinpterochiroptera
(Pteropodiformes)Craseonycteridae (Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat) · Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bats) · Megadermatidae (False vampires) · Pteropodidae (Megabats) · Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats) · Rhinopomatidae (Mouse-tailed bats)Yangochiroptera
(Vespertilioniformes)Emballonuridae (Sac-winged bats) · Furipteridae (Smoky bats) · Miniopteridae (Long-winged bats) · Molossidae (Free-tailed bats) · Mormoopidae (Ghost-faced bats) · Mystacinidae (New Zealand short-tailed bats) · Myzopodidae (Sucker-footed bats) · Natalidae (Funnel-eared bats) · Noctilionidae (Bulldog bats) · Nycteridae (Hollow-faced bats) · Phyllostomidae (Leaf-nosed bats) · Thyropteridae (Disk-winged bats) · Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats)Cardioderma Lavia Macroderma Megaderma Categories: - Genus Cardioderma
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