Spix's Disk-winged Bat

Spix's Disk-winged BatSpix's disk-winged bat clings head-up inside leaves with tiny suction discs. Small groups roost in leaves and change resting sites each day.What does it look like?Small suction-cup-like discs at the bases of the thumbs and ankles let it cling head-up inside smooth leaves.How does it live?Spix's disk-winged bat clings head-up inside leaves with tiny suction discs. Small groups roost in leaves and change resting sites each day.Small groups roost in emerging leaves of Heliconia plants and move to a new resting place each day as the leaves unfold.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.