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title: "Dusznik australijski"
description: "Macroderma gigas — Ssaki. The ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) is a species of bat found in northern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ghost-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dusznik australijski

> Macroderma gigas — Ssaki. The ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) is a species of bat found in northern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Macroderma gigas*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 74
- Wikidata: [Q301371](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301371)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41326](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41326)

## Names

- en: Ghost Bat
- de: Australische Gespenstfledermaus
- fr: Chauve-souris fantôme
- nl: Australische spookvleermuis
- pl: Dusznik australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (52)

## Summary

The ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) is a species of bat found in northern Australia. It is the only Australian bat that preys on large vertebrates – birds, reptiles and other mammals – which they detect using acute sight and hearing, combined with echolocation, while waiting in ambush at a perch. The wing membrane and bare skin is pale in colour, their fur is light or dark grey over the back and paler at the front. The species has a prominent and simple nose-leaf, with large elongated ears that are joined at the lower half, sharp teeth for attacking prey and large dark eyes.
The first description of the species was published…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: unknown · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ghost_bat_infrared_Perth_zoo.jpg

## Machine access

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