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Diclidurus
''Diclidurus'' is a genus of bats whose common name is the ghost bats (not to be confused with the Australia ''Macroderma gigas''). ''Diclidurus'' all inhabit tropical South America, and ''D. albus'' is also found in Mexico and Central America.Emmons, L.H (1997). ''Neotropical Rainforest Mammals.'' 2nd edition. The fur of these insectivorous bats is white, sometimes with a slight greyish tinge, except ''D. isabella'', which is partially pale brown. The only other all-white bat in the New World is the Honduran white bat, but it is easily distinguished from ''Diclidurus'' by its relatively large nose leaf. ''Diclidurus'' are poorly known and only infrequently captured, at least in part because they fly high above the ground or in the forest canopy (above the typical height of mist nets used by bat researchers).Ferreira, A.P.; D.C. Melo; and A. Loures-Ribeiro (2013). ''Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae): First record of the species in the state of Paraí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus Scutatus
The lesser ghost bat (''Diclidurus scutatus'') is a bat species found in South America. It is one of six bat species worldwide to have white fur. Taxonomy and etymology It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1869 based on a specimen sent to the Paris Museum of Natural History by Arsène Onessim Barraquin. Barraquin had collected the specimen in Paraguay in 1859. Peters placed it in the genus ''Diclidurus''. Its specific name, '' scutatus'', is of Latin origin, meaning "shield-shaped". Its lineage diverged from other members of its genus around 5 million years ago at the end of the Miocene. Description It has long, soft fur that is white or pale brown in color.* It is one of only six bat species worldwide that have white fur; others are the other three species of ''Diclidurus'', the Honduran white bat (''Ectophylla alba''), and the ghost bat (''Macroderma gigas''). Its claws are black in color. Its forearm is long. Forearm length can be used to distinguish it from the closely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ghost Bat
The northern ghost bat (''Diclidurus albus'') is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America. It is a relatively rare, completely white, insectivorous bat, with an unusual sac at the base of its tail. Description The northern ghost bat is a member of the family Emballonuridae in the order Chiroptera. It is considered medium-sized for its genus, ''Diclidurus''.Ceballos, G. and Medellin, R. (1988) "Mammalian Species, ''Diclidurus albus''". It is pure white to pale grey in color, with some dark-grey basal pelage. In stark contrast to other members of the family Emballonuridae, it does not have wing-sacs, but rather, a large glandular structure located centrally with respect to its uropatagium. The species derives its name from its habitual locale and glandular form. ''Diclidurus'' is from the Latin word ''diclid'', or two-valved, which describes the multi-chambered nature of its uropatagium gland. The northern ghost bat can be distinguished from other members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus Ingens
The greater ghost bat (''Diclidurus ingens'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com .... References Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Colombia Diclidurus Mammals described in 1955 {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diclidurus Isabella
Isabelle's ghost bat (''Diclidurus isabella'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela, and possibly Colombia. It was discovered in October 1916 by Emilie Snethlage, and described by Oldfield Thomas Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for ... in 1920. While the species name is suggestive that he named it after someone, his notes did not say this as they usually would. It has been suggested that the species name is instead a reference to the color isabelline. In that case, the common name should instead be the isabelline ghost bat.Beolens, B., Watkins, M., & Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. They are pale brown in color, with the head and shoulders appearing whitish. Their forearms are approximately long.Thomas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Ghost Bat
The greater ghost bat (''Diclidurus ingens'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com .... References Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Mammals of Colombia Diclidurus Mammals described in 1955 {{Emballonuridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honduran White Bat
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. It has distinctive, entirely white fur, which is only found in six of the roughly 1,300 known species of bat. It constructs "tents" out of understory plant leaves by strategically cutting the leaf ribs with its teeth; it roosts in these tents during the day. It is a specialist frugivore, consuming almost exclusively the fruits of one species of fig. Females can likely become pregnant twice per year, giving birth to one offspring at a time. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama at elevations from sea level to . Due to habitat loss, it is evaluated as near-threatened by the IUCN. Its bright yellow ears, nose-leaf, and lips are a result of carotenoid deposition; the mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroderma Gigas
The ghost bat (''Macroderma gigas'') is a species of bat found in northern Australia. The species is the only Australian bat that preys on large vertebrates – birds, reptiles and other mammals – which they detect using acute sight and hearing, combined with echolocation, while waiting in ambush at a perch. The wing membrane and bare skin is pale in colour, their fur is light or dark grey over the back and paler at the front. The species has a prominent and simple nose-leaf, their large ears are elongated and joined at lower half, and the eyes are also large and dark in colour. The first description of the species was published in 1880, its recorded range has significantly contracted since that time. Taxonomy A species of ''Macroderma (bat), Macroderma'', one of several genera in the family Megadermatidae (false vampires). The family all have large eyes, a nose-leaf and tragus, long ears joined at the base, and are also found in southern Asia and central Africa. The descript ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mist Net
Mist nets are nets used to capture wild birds and bats. They are used by hunters and poachers to catch and kill animals, but also by ornithologists and chiropterologists for banding and other research projects. Mist nets are typically made of nylon or polyester mesh suspended between two poles, resembling a volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... net. When properly deployed in the correct habitat, the nets are virtually invisible. Mist nets have shelves created by horizontally strung lines that create a loose, baggy pocket. When a bird or bat hits the net, it falls into this pocket, where it becomes tangled. The mesh size of the netting varies according to the size of the species targeted for capture. Mesh sizes can be measured along one side of the edge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
