Broad-eared Horseshoe Bat

Broad-eared Horseshoe BatThis large horseshoe bat is recorded in New Guinea. A survey in Papua New Guinea’s YUS Conservation Area captured 60 individuals between 250 m and 1,550 m.What does it look like?The noseleaf has a rounded, hairy tip that rises above the head and a white stripe down to the lip. The fur has medium-brown tips over a lighter gray-brown base.How does it live?This large horseshoe bat is recorded in New Guinea. A survey in Papua New Guinea’s YUS Conservation Area captured 60 individuals between 250 m and 1,550 m.The YUS survey captured or detected this bat across a broad elevational range. A Papua New Guinea environmental assessment lists it among species with cave roosts.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.