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greater false vampire
Lyroderma lyra
The large false vampire bat is a predatory mammal from the order Chiroptera. It lives in South and Southeast Asia, hunts at night for insects and small animals.
The large false vampire bat differs from other bats by its very large ears and carnivorous diet. It is beneficial because it reduces the number of harmful insects and small animals.
echolocation and catching prey
trophic:carnivore
feeding_sense:echolocation
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Fur changes once a year.
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meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
vertebrates
breeding
Hot winter with almost no precipitation
Heavy rains in summer
live adult frogs and toads
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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will celebrate their {n} birthday
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
echolocation
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
echolocation and catching prey
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
Nose leaf color
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
adult
Maturity
invertebrates
24 to 38 grams, 10 – 25 centimeters
insects
About health
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
all living animals without backbone
Filters
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
nest inside a tree trunk or in a cave/crevice
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
in hollows and caves
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Wings size
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Ears size
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
animals with backbone
Business sausages
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
Indomalayan realm
Indomalayan realm
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
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small rodents
Wingspan
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial herbaceous
terrestrial intertidal
drink mother's milk in childhood
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
lizards
Ears count
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Wings count
age
birth date
small mammals — mice, shrews, bats
no permanent shelter
other bats
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Nose leaf count
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
winter dry and very warm
Gestation
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
small mammals
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Always hot
No results found
Hot with heavy summer rains
On the map
Female ♀
all life stages
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Ears color
early young
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
world of Afrotropics
Duration
frogs
live insects
This is me
Gamers
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
How are they built?
live lizards
frogs and toads
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Nose leaf size
Asexual
swap
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
lizards
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Tomato
embryo
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
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