Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Matapalo Broad-nosed BatThis broad-nosed bat is recorded along western Andean slopes from northern Peru to western Ecuador, including lowland forest sites in Ecuador.What does it look like?The 2005 description gives it a light-brown back and brownish underside; the narrow dorsal stripe matches the facial stripes in color.How does it live?This broad-nosed bat is recorded along western Andean slopes from northern Peru to western Ecuador, including lowland forest sites in Ecuador.A 2010 survey reported specimens from western Ecuador lowland forests, including Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco and Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.