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Ghost bat By: Unknown photographer From: Wildlife Fact-File 1990s

False Vampire Bat (Ghost Bat?) (and mouse), via

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most bats feed exclusively on fruit, nectar, or insects, but the ghost bat has its eye on much larger targets. This species is able to use its large ears to locate and hunt microbats, rodents, and small birds like budgerigars, in addition to their diet of large arthropods.

(Image: A ghost bat () swooping in for the kill by Duncan Mackenzie)

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Ghost Bat - Macroderma gigas, Northern Territory

Photographer: Jasmine Vink

A ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia

by Tim Bawden

Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas)

Family: False Vampire Bat family (Megadermatidae) 

IUCN Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Most bat species feed either on small, flying insects or on the fruits of trees, but this relatively large microbat, named for its pale coloration, is unusual in that it feeds largely on vertebrates (mainly birds, lizards, frogs and small mammals, including smaller bats.) Found in scattered populations across northern Australia, Ghost Bats spend the day roosting in small colonies within caves, mines and cavities in rocks, and emerge at night to hunt (typically in wooded areas, ranging from arid woodlands to rainforests.) They hunt in a manner more akin to an owl than to a typical predatory bat: after arriving at a suitable hunting site they position themselves on an elevated tree branch and wait for signs of prey, which they detect using echolocation, an acute sense of hearing and sensitive eyes. They subdue their prey with their teeth; airborne prey (which may be as large as Bar-Shouldered Doves, which are only slightly smaller than a Feral Pigeon) is brought to the ground by a series of powerful bites to the head and neck, while terrestrial animals are pinned to the ground by a specialized claw on the bat’s thumb and then torn apart by its jaws. As they typically breed deep in caves almost nothing is known about the reproduction of this species except for the fact that they typically produce only a single pup at a time, and that said pup clings to its mother constantly until it is mature enough to hunt on its own - when its mother flies, the pup is able to ride on her belly by clinging onto her fur as well as one of a pair of non-functional “false nipples” that seem to serve the sole purpose of allowing the pup to maintain its grip. The Ghost Bat is threatened by the destruction of roosting sites used by colonies, and by the abandoning of otherwise suitable roosting sites following disturbances by human activity (it has been reported that after being scared away from a roosting site members of this species may not return for months or even years, and without a safe roosting site they are vulnerable to predation during that day.) One of the largest and most important colonies of Ghost Bats is found in the Mount Etna Caves National Park in eastern Queensland.

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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972.

1.) Greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus)

2.) Ghost bat (Macroderma gigas)

3.) Yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons)

4.) Greater false vampire bat (Lyroderma lyra)

5.) Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica)

6.) Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hildebrandtii)

Also do you have a favorite animal or just one you really like?

All sorts of creatures, but I especially love any kind of bat!

Australian Ghost Bats have a special place in my heart. Just look at these membranes!!!

Honduran White Bats live in lil leaf tents, plus they are adorable!

In terms of non-bats, the golden mole--fluffy golden potatoes attuned to sound vibrations, need I say more?

And the snow leopard--elegant, silent, mysterious, and when they move they're like liquid

My list of favorite animals would not be complete without a nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot (kakapo!)

And my spirit creature, the moss piglet (aka tardigrade aka water bear)

The Criminal Underworld of Gotham have had their first taste of the troll commonly known as Ghost Bat and they really don't like her, especially those who are supernaturally attuned. Except for Harley, Selene, Ivy, and Waylon that is.

LOL yes~ They think she's a hoot, everyone else gets annoyed. They thought the robins were bad, ghost bat will pull pranks then beat your butt. Dani trolling all the rogues.

Curious Kretur

The Australian Ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) is the country's largest microbat and the second largest globally. These bats are the only carnivorous bats in Australia, hence one of their common names the False Vampire. However, they do not drink blood, instead, they specialise in consuming insects, frogs, birds, lizards, and small mammals such as other bat species (such as the Bentwing, Horseshoe, Leafnosed, Little Cave Bat, and many species of the Sheath-tailed bats)

SIZE: The Ghost bat is 10 – 13cm long, has a wingspan of 500 mm, and weighs 130 – 170 grams.

LOCATION: They are found in tropical northern Australia, primarily in the Northern Pilbara and Kimberly regions in Western Australia. Northernmost areas of Northern Territory, and from Cairnes to Mount Etna in Queensland. 

THREATS: Man-made: barbed wire fences, tree clearings, loss of old mines and caves, climate change, and tourism

Natural: wildfires, quolls, dingoes, and pythons

DEVELOPMENT:  Once mating is complete, the sexes will separate themselves into gender-specific colonies. The females will form maternity groups of up to 1000 bats during the winter months to maintain body temperature as they naturally run quite low. A mother will birth one pup per year, taking three months to gestate. The pup will suckle milk for four weeks from the armpit and once they reach seven weeks, they will start learning how to fly and hunt. Weaning ends at 3 months, where the pups are now able to fly independently and they will reach sexual maturity for females at a year, whereas males will reach it at two years of age. The lifespan of wild Ghost bats is unknown, however, in captivity, they will live for approx. 8 – 13 years, the oldest being 20 years.

Silly ghostbat girl for spooky month

so while I was messing around and looking at types of bats I found out that ghost bats are a thing :00

This one is a Diclidurus albus or a Northern Ghost bat

And of course I'm going to relate this to my current hyperfixations and comparing this sweet critter to danny :]

Rare with little information available: much like how halfas are usually depicted as being mostly unknown to both humans and those in the infinite realms.

Nocturnal and Solitary: can't exactly make a concrete case here for the dp universe since there's like three halfas and all of them have their own territory/thing going on (danny with amity park, dani travels wherever, vlad is... vlad) plus they aren't necessarily nocturnal, usually they're ever only even out at night for ghost hunting in danny's case so take this as you will

Positive economic importance for Humans: Northern Ghost bats may be important in helping keep agricultural pest populations in check. Sort of like Danny's situation in Amity Park where he keeps the "pests" aka ghosts and ghost hunters in check and overall protects the town, the humans, from danger.

Diclidurus Albus: from the Latin word diclid, or two-valved. Although I've checked multiple latin translations that only said diclid meant "said" or "he said" the word Diclidurus itself is much more interesting, as it translates to "He was about to die" and I think we all know where this fits in.

There's really not much information on them as I've said so please don't treat this as an informational guide on ghost bats. Also I'm not sure where I'm going with this but take this comparison as you will! :]

A pygmy fruit-eating bat (Artibeus phaeotis) in Panama.

Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals

Photographer: Dr. Merlin Tuttle

The Cuban flower bat (Phyllonycteris poeyi), Phyllonycteris poeyi, is endemic to Cuba. It forms large colonies in caves with up to a million or more in single caves. These bats feed on nectar, pollen, fruit and insects.

An adult female dwarf bonneted bat (Eumops bonariensis) from Venezuela.

A portrait of a ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) in Australia in 1998.