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* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. |
* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. {{IUCNlink|6561|Diclidurus albus}}. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 26 October 2008. |
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*Greenhall, Arthur M. 1961. ''Bats in Agriculture''. A Ministry of Agriculture Publication. Trinidad and Tobago. |
*Greenhall, Arthur M. 1961. ''Bats in Agriculture''. A Ministry of Agriculture Publication. Trinidad and Tobago. |
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| Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820
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The Northern Ghost Bat or Jumby 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. Specimens have been found infected with rabies in Trinidad.
Habitat
Roosts can be found in caves, deep rock crevices, and old mines. Although ghost bats prefer to roost in colonies they currently only roost in small groups at best; this is due to a lack of roosting sites that support larger colonies. It is unusual for there to be a colony of more than 100 bats in one location. It often roosts singly under palm leaves.
References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Diclidurus albus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 October 2008.
- Greenhall, Arthur M. 1961. Bats in Agriculture. A Ministry of Agriculture Publication. Trinidad and Tobago.
- Infonatura