Facts about the Greater False Vampire Bat

• The false vampire bat, or lyre-bat (Megaderma lyra), is a small bat of the family Nycteridce, common in India and Ceylon, where it is known as the «Vampire» bat.
• The false vampire bat haunts old buildings, ruins and cave-temples. 
• The name vampire is given to it from its blood-sucking habits, for it first sucks the blood of its prey before consuming the body. 
• The false vampire bat has a relatively large body size 65–95 mm and its weight ranges between 40-60 g.
• It eats insects, smaller bats and fish. Enormous ears are characteristic of the lyre-bat.
• False vampire males reach sexual maturity by 15 months, females by 19 months.