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  HONDURAN WHITE BAT The Honduran white bat ( Ectophylla alba ), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, [2]  is a species of  bat  in the family  Phyllostomatidae . It is the only member of the genus  Ectophylla . The genus and the species were both scientifically described for the first time in 1892. It has distinctive, entirely white fur, which is only found in six of the roughly 1,300 known species of bat. It  constructs "tents"  out of understory plant leaves by strategically cutting the leaf ribs with its teeth; it roosts in these tents during the day. It is a specialist  frugivore , consuming almost exclusively the fruits of one species of  fig . Females can likely become pregnant twice per year, giving birth to one offspring at a time. It is found in  Honduras ,  Nicaragua ,  Costa Rica  and western  Panama  at elevations from  sea level  to 700 m (2,300 ft...