#diclidurus

[snototter]

A Northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) hangs from a leaf in Carara National Park, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

by Yamil Saenz

[mammalianmammals]

Northern Ghost Bat (Diclidurus albus), family Emballonuridae, found in Central and South America

photograph by Michael Autumn

[briery]

Northern Ghost bat (Diclidurus albus). (Via Reddit)

[animalids]

Lesser ghost bat (Diclidurus scutatus)

Lesser ghost bats fly high in open space, such as above rivers, streams, and lagoons, and above the forest canopy. They are attracted to concentrations of insects around high floodlights and are among the many species swooping around such lights, even in towns. They are associated with wet habitats and multistratal evergreen forest. Their roosts are not well known, perhaps they are found in or between the leaves of palm trees. They are native to Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Guianas, and Surinam.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Chiroptera - Microchiroptera - Emballonuroidea - Emballonuridae - Emballonurinae - Diclidurus - D. scutatus

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[animalids]

Greater ghost bat (Diclidurus ingens)

The greater ghost bat is known from only a few specimens, and is the least known species in the genus. The high roosting and flying behaviour of these bats makes detecting them extremely difficult, and it is not possible to say whether they are common or rare or to estimate population size. The species ranges from southeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela to Guyana, extending south to northwestern Brazil.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Chiroptera - Microchiroptera - Emballonuroidea - Emballonuridae - Emballonurinae - Diclidurus - D. ingens

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[animalids]

Northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus)

Northern ghost bats do not form colonies and are found in small groups only during the breeding season. The species has been recorded roosting singly by day, except when aggregating into breeding groups. At the onset of the reproductive season, small groups consisting of a male and several females have been found roosting together. They prefer humid habitats like tropical rainforests but have been found in human-disturbed areas like plantations, clearings, and over villages. They are insectivorous.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Laurasiatheria - Scrotifera - Chiroptera - Microchiroptera - Emballonuroidea - Emballonuridae - Emballonurinae - Diclidurus - D. albus

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[libutron]

Northern Ghost Bat or Jumby Bat (Diclidurus albus) by Sergei Kouitchitskii.

This is a rare bat completely white hair, native to Mexico, Central and South America.