The Peruvian long-snouted bat has a greatly elongated muzzle. It feeds on nectar and fruit from columnar cacti in desert areas west of the Andes.
Its muzzle is greatly elongated, and the rostrum is longer than the braincase. The long dorsal fur is two-colored, while the underside is lighter.
It feeds in desert areas where columnar cacti grow, taking nectar and fruit. Pollen is common in fecal samples, and insects and fruit also appear in diet records.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.