species of mammals of the pacific area 53 



False Vampire Bat. Family Megadermidje 



One genus (Megaderma) extends from the Malay Peninsula 

 to Java and Borneo, while another {Macroderma) is Aus- 

 tralian. Related bats occur in eastern Africa. These bats have 

 no external tail. The ears are much longer than the head and 

 are united by a fold over the forehead. A large nose-leaf is 

 developed. The false vampires feed chiefly on smaller bats, ro- 

 dents, frogs, fish, and insects. In the Malaysian species the 

 head and body are about three and one-half inches long and 

 the forearm two and one-half inches. Macroderma, the very 

 large Australian false vampire, is colored pale gray, almost 

 whitish. The head and body length reaches five and one-half 

 inches, and the forearm four and three-eighths. It is the larg- 

 est insectivorous bat of the Pacific region. 



Horseshoe Bats. Family Rhinolophid^ 



The many kinds of horseshoe bats are members of a single 

 genus (Rhinolophus). They are found throughout most of the 

 Old World, north to Japan and east to Australia and New 

 Guinea. The species range in size from small to medium. The 

 head and body are from one and one-half to three and one- 

 half inches long, the tail three-fourths to two and one-fourth 

 inches, shorter than the extended hind leg, the forearm one and 

 one-half to two and seven-eighths inches. All have a complex 

 nose-leaf, broad and horseshoe-shaped below but ending above 

 in a point. The ears are large, pointed, and somewhat con- 

 cave on the outer border below the tip. The wings fold only 

 slightly when the bat is resting; they cover most of the body 

 like a cloak. 



Leaf-nosed Bats. Family Hipposiderid^ 



The Leaf -nosed Bats (Hipposideros, AnthopSy Ccelops) are 

 closely related to the horseshoe bats. They differ by the shape 



