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title: "Spookvleermuis"
description: "Diclidurus albus — Zoogdieren. The northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-ghost-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spookvleermuis

> Diclidurus albus — Zoogdieren. The northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Diclidurus albus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 492
- Wikidata: [Q134340](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134340)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41365](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41365)

## Names

- en: Northern Ghost Bat
- de: Weiße Gespenstfledermaus
- es: Murciélago blanco norteño
- nl: Spookvleermuis
- pl: Duszek biały

## Countries with the most observations

CR (271), EC (40), BR (16), CO (5), HN (5), MX (5), BZ (4), PA (4), GT (3)

## Summary

The northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America. It is a relatively rare, completely white, insectivorous bat, with an unusual sac at the base of its tail.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_ghost_bat

## Photo

![Spookvleermuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-ghost-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christine Braaten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258178952

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-ghost-bat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).