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::{{u|Enwebb}} Hi. I'm well aware that we do not include any old nickname. "Sky puppy" is a recent nickname that some everyday people use to describe a bat, and because it's quite new, it is not really considered a nickname for bats. Maybe in the future it will be. I personally do not like that name, but that is irrelevant to the point. Cotton ball bat has been used by zoologists and people in media when talking about the Honduran white bat. The source you added refers to them by their latin name. They loosely use the words Caribbean white tent-making bat, but that is their own choice of words to describe it. If you actually click on the sources they cited in that very same source, they do not use that term. Instead, they refer to it as a Honduran white bat. This type of bat is a tent-making bat, but one can argue that it's not called a "Caribbean white tent-making bat". Cotton ball bat can be argued the same way. I am okay with not including it, but the bottom line is that it is a term used for a long time, unlike "sky puppy" which is loosely used to describe bats in general. There is no comparison with the two terms, in my opinion. [[User:Battykin|Battykin]] ([[User talk:Battykin|talk]]) 20:34, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
:::{{tq|if you actually click on the sources they cited...}} humor me and assume that I've read a good number of sources about this species. I think the terms are quite similar in that they are both completely neglected in reliable sources and thus merit no inclusion. [[User:Enwebb|Enwebb]] ([[User talk:Enwebb|talk]]) 00:08, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
::::As I've stated, click on the source you cited, and then read the part where they use the term "Caribbean.....bat" and see their cited reference. Go straight to the reference- there is no mention of the bat being called that. I am well informed about bats as well. There are many people who are scholars of bats. That is the point of having different people bring info to the table. If we are talking about reliable sources, then the Honduran White Bat is usually referred to its Latin name. [[User:Battykin|Battykin]] ([[User talk:Battykin|talk]]) 19:51, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
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