White Bat
Ectophylla alba
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 528
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomatidae. It is the only member of the genus Ectophylla. The genus and the species were both scientifically described for the first time in 1892.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Honduran white bat”.