---
title: "Greater False Vampire Bat"
description: "Lyroderma lyra — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/greater-false-vampire-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater False Vampire Bat

> Lyroderma lyra — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Lyroderma lyra*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 133
- iNaturalist taxon: [1370818](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370818)

## Names

- en: Greater False Vampire Bat
- de: Indischer Falscher Vampir

## Countries with the most observations

IN (68), VN (15), TH (13), MY (5), BD (3), LK (3)

## Photo

![Greater False Vampire Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-false-vampire-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.33157.a_pal_-_Megaderma_Lyra_sinensis_-_skull.jpeg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-false-vampire-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).