Do you want to learn about the adorable Honduran sided bat? You are in the right place! Here I tell you everything about them: diet, habitat and curiosities.
Honduran sided bats are adorable bats covered in sided fur, as their name suggests. They have a distinctive leaf-shaped nose that grows up and away from their face. Its ears, face, nose, and parts of its extremities are a wonderfully bright orange. Scientists believe that they also have a natural form of sunscreen in the form of a black membrane that covers their skull and repels ultraviolet rays. Researchers aren’t exactly sure why the Honduran sided bat displays its distinctive flank color.
The most proƄaƄle theory is that the Ƅlank reflects the color of the ʋerde in their leaves, making them more difficult to detect. Most bats are brown and black, and there are only two known species of bats from around 1,300 that boast that distinctive flank color. This makes the Honduran White Bat a little gem.
