Honduran white bat
ectophylla alba latin

Honduran white bats make themselves tents out of leaves to protect their small colonies from jungle rains.

The Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba) also lives in tents it makes from heliconia leaves.

The Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba) has snow white fur and a yellow nose and ears.

The Binomial Name of the Honduran White Bat is Ectophylla alba.

The rainforest is also home to animals such as the Honduran white bat and the Common Chunk-Headed Snake.

It differs from the Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba) in appearance of the ears, nose and wings.

The Honduran White Bat is known for its white fur, unique among bats as it is only one of two species to have this coloration.

Prominent bats include the tiny, communal-roosting Honduran white bat and the huge, predatory Spectral Bat, the largest new world bat.

The Honduran White Bat is unique among most bats (but not many tropical bats) in that it will modify its immediate surroundings for its own benefit.

The Honduran White Bat, Ectohylla alba, utilizes 5 different species of Heliconia to make diurnal tent shaped roosts.

The Honduran white bat cuts the side veins extending out from the midrib of the large leave of the Heliconia plant causing them to fold down to form a 'tent'.

The Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba) is a bat that has - like its name suggests - snow white to grayish fur, along with an amber or yellow nose and ears.

Most tent-making bats take flight at even slight disturbances, but researchers in Costa Rica have reported that Honduran white bats take flight only when the main stem of their tent is disturbed, possibly because they are well camouflaged.

Unlike most bats that do make tents - the Honduran White Bat will not flee if disturbed lightly by looking under the leaf - they will only flee when the stem itself is disturbed causing a brief flurry of activity.

"Selection of Roost sited by Honduran White Bats, Ectophylla Alba (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae)."