Lesser false vampire bat  (Megaderma spasma)

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Glossary

Echolocation: Detecting objects by reflected sound. Used for orientation and detecting and locating prey by bats and cetacea (whales and dolphins).
Primary forest: Forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Kingston, T. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  3. Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. (1992) The Mammals of the Indomalayan Region: a systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. Nor, S. (1996) The Mammalian Fauna on the islands at the Northern Tip of Sabah, Borneo. Fieldiana – Zoology, 83: 17 - 28.
  5. French, B. (1997) False Vampires and Other Carnivores. Bats, 15 (2): 11 - 14.
  6. Davison, G.W.H. and Zubaid, A. (1992) Food habits of the lesser false vampire, Megaderma spasma, from Kuala Lompat, Peninsular Malaysia. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 57 (5): 310 - 312.
  7. Animal Diversity Web (December, 2005)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu
  8. Lincoln Park Zoo (December, 2005)
    http://www.lpzoo.org
  9. Altringham, J. (2001) Bats: Biology and Behaviour. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  10. Europa World (January, 2005)
    http://www.europaworld.org/issue66/swisspalm25102.htm
  11. Maltby, A. (2005) Pers. Comm.