17 M. Salim M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20142014/10/01 24 5 1374-1379 1018-7081 NA <p>The greater false vampire bat&nbsp;<em>Megaderma lyra&nbsp;</em>is an Indomalayan bat species. Although this species has been reported from Punjab, Sind and Baluchistan, no specimen has been captured from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP).We report its occurrence further northwest of Pakistan in Malakand district where 40 greater false vampire bats were recorded roosting in a chromite mine at&nbsp;<em>Heroshah</em> of tehsil Dargai. We used a hand net to capture the bats. Upon examination it was found that all were females. The captured bats were identified on the basis of their unique facial appearance, an erect and elongated nose-leaf and large oval ears that joined on the forehead. This paper documents craniomorphometeric characteristics of the greater false vampire bats inhabiting northwestern part of the country and compares with previous available records.</p> First record; Malakand; Heroshah; Chiroptera Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-199