As one of the world’s smallest fruit-eating bats, Honduran white bats are incredibly tiny. They only grow about 1.5 to 1.9 inches long and have fluffy white coats, like tiny living cotton balls ...

Because bats have small teeth, their bites typically go unnoticed, heightening the risk of infection. As of April, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has documented two rabid bats ...

It’s easy to assume that Honduran white bats only live in Honduras because of their name. However, these adorably fluffy creatures can also be found in other Central American countries ...