This Andean bat eats fruit and is described as the largest member of the genus Sturnira. Seeds of a Solanaceae fruit were found in fecal samples in a Colombian study.
The paper describes it as the largest species in the genus Sturnira. This is a relative size comparison, not a detailed description of coat color or pattern.
Five bats were caught in humid montane forest in Colombia, and seeds of Solanum sycophanta were found in two fecal samples. This documents fruit eating but does not establish its full diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.