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Its lineage diverged from other members of its genus around 5 million years ago at the end of the Miocene.[5]Description[edit]It has long, soft fur that is white or pale brown in color.[6] It is one of only six bat species worldwide that have white fur; others are the other three species of Diclidurus, the Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba), and the ghost bat (Macroderma gigas).[7] Its claws are black in color.[2] Its forearm is 51\u201358.9\u00a0mm (2.01\u20132.32\u00a0in) long.[6] Forearm length can be used to distinguish it from the closely related northern ghost bat, Diclidurus albus, which has a forearm length of more than 60\u00a0mm (2.4\u00a0in).[6] It weighs 13\u00a0g (0.46\u00a0oz). Adult males have two glandular pouches on their uropatagia.[8] These pouches are particularly pronounced during breeding season. The ear is 15\u00a0mm (0.59\u00a0in) long, and the tragus is 6\u00a0mm (0.24\u00a0in) long.[6] Its dental formula is 1.1.2.33.1.2.3, for a total of 32 teeth.[9]Biology[edit]It is insectivorous.[1] It flies quickly at tree-top height or over open water as it forages for food.[6] Because it forages so high, it is difficult to capture and study\u2014almost nothing is known about their reproduction. In one study in French Guiana, researchers captured 8,031 bats as they foraged or roosted, but only two were the lesser ghost bat.[10] During the day, it roosts in palm tree leaves.[8] They will forage in cities where insects gather around street lamps and flood lights.[1]Range and habitat[edit]Its range includes northern and southeastern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[1][8] Many observations of it have occurred at elevations less than 200\u00a0m (660\u00a0ft) above sea level. In Venezuela, it has not been encountered above 1,000\u00a0m (3,300\u00a0ft) above sea level. They are more likely to be found in tropical rainforests.[1]Conservation[edit]It is currently evaluated as least concern by the IUCN. While its population trend is unknown because it is rarely encountered, it is not thought that their numbers are rapidly declining. Deforestation is a possible threat to this species.[1]References[edit]^ a b c d e f g Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). “Diclidurus scutatus“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6564A21986499. doi:10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6564A21986499.en.^ a b c d Peters, W. (1869). “Bemerkungen \u00fcber neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere, besonders des Pariser Museums”. Monatsberichte der K\u00f6niglichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1869: 400\u2013401.^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). “Order Chiroptera”.  In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd\u00a0ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p.\u00a0387. ISBN\u00a0978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC\u00a062265494.^ “Specimen MNHN-ZM-MO-1859-340”. Collection: Mammals (ZM). Mus\u00e9um national d\u2019Histoire naturelle, Paris (France). Retrieved October 8, 2017.^ Lim, B. K. (2007). “Divergence times and origin of neotropical sheath-tailed bats (Tribe Diclidurini) in South America”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (3): 777\u2013791. doi:10.1016\/j.ympev.2007.09.003. PMID\u00a017937995.^ a b c d e * Escobedo, Mario; Velazco, Pa\u00fal M. (2012). “First confirmed record for Peru of Diclidurus scutatus Peters, 1869 (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae)”. Check List. 8 (3): 554\u2013556. doi:10.15560\/8.3.554.^ The Editors of Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica (July 29, 2013). “Ghost Bat”. Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica. Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, inc. Retrieved October 7, 2017. ^ a b c Sodr\u00e9, Miriam M.; Uieda, Wilson (2006). “First record of the ghost bat Diclidurus scutatus Peters (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) in S\u00e3o Paulo city, Brazil”. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23 (3): 897\u2013898. doi:10.1590\/S0101-81752006000300042.^ Phillips, C. J.; Jones, J. K. (1968). “Dental abnormalities in North American bats. I. Emballonuridae, Noctilionidae, and Chilonycteridae”. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 71 (4): 509\u2013520. doi:10.2307\/3627454. JSTOR\u00a03627454. PMID\u00a05753221.^ Brosset, A.; Charles-Dominique, P.; Cockle, A.; Cosson, J. F.; Masson, D. (1996). “Bat communities and deforestation in French Guiana. Canadian Journal of Zoology”. 74 (11): 1974\u20131982. Further reading[edit]External links[edit]Flamme, Laura (2014). MNHN-ZM-MO-1859-340 (Photograph). Mus\u00e9um national d’Histoire naturelle. Retrieved 2 October 2017. Image of holotype (preserved specimen).  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