Kelelawar (Bats)
Honduran White Bat
Ectophylla alba
- epik
- 36 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Snow-white, thumbnail-sized, shelters under heliconia leaves it folds into a tent. Up to six per leaf.
- Populasi
- No global count published; no numeric figure, species described as "uncommon and local" with an overall decreasing population trend, and estimated past decline of 20-29% in parts of its range (e.g. Costa Rica) due to habitat loss
- Habitat
- Wet lowland and premontane tropical evergreen (and secondary) forest understory, from sea level up to about 700 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- The Honduran white bat bites through the side veins of large understory leaves (usually Heliconia) so the sides droop down into a private waterproof tent (lasting roughly 7.5 weeks), where small colonies of 1-15 bats roost together, their white fur glowing green from light filtering through the leaf.
- Sebaran
- Caribbean lowlands of Central America — southeastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama
- Makanan
- Highly specialized frugivore, feeding almost exclusively on the fruit of Ficus colubrinae figs, occasionally other fig species
- Ukuran
- 0,042 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,102 m
- Masa hidup
- 7 tahun
