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Yellow-winged false vampire bat 
Lavia frons 
Suborder Pteropodiformes

Family Megadermatidae
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IUCN conservation status
Least concern (2008)
Population trend
Stable
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Morphology

​Full length: 143 – 215mm  
Forearm length: 117 - 132mm
Wingspan: 750 - 950mm
Weight: 230 - 350g 
Distribution

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Ecology

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Reproduction

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Echolocation calls

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Communication behaviour

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DNA sequences

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