Telefomin Leaf-nosed Bat

Telefomin Leaf-nosed BatThis leaf-nosed bat has been recorded in New Guinea mountains. The 1993 description reports limestone-cave records above 1,400 m near Telefomin and a long tubular noseleaf projection.What does it look like?The 1993 description records brown fur on the back, silver-tipped hairs underneath, and a long tubular projection below the noseleaf.How does it live?This leaf-nosed bat has been recorded in New Guinea mountains. The 1993 description reports limestone-cave records above 1,400 m near Telefomin and a long tubular noseleaf projection.Near Telefomin, specimens were recorded in limestone caves above 1,400 m. The paper reports that Wollaston’s Leaf-nosed Bat also occurred in the same caves.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.