A bat with white fur found mainly in Central America.
Genus Diclidurus, family Emballonuridae (four species, in particular D. virgo, also called ghost bat); and Ectophylla alba (family Phyllostomidae)
Example sentencesExamples
- The white bat does not have wing sacs unlike the other members of Emballonuridae family.
- The Honduran white bat is snow white with a yellow nose and ears.
- They will be joined by other night feeders - the many species of bats that live here, including funnel-eared, wrinkle-faced, and white bats.
- Like other tent-roosting bats, Honduran white bats are fruit eaters and live in tropical forests.
- With an average length of 3.7-4.7 cm, Honduran white bats are tiny for a bat.