Honduras's White Bat Builds Leaf Shelters in Mosquitia Forests
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 21, 2026 · Originally reported August 19, 2026 by Diario Roatán
The near-threatened white bat (Ectophylla alba), a thumb-sized mammal found in the rainforests of Honduras's Mosquitia, builds tent-like shelters from Heliconia leaves and is threatened by deforestation and habitat loss.
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