Western Broad-nosed Bat

Western Broad-nosed BatThis leaf-nosed bat is recorded in western Colombia and Ecuador. A narrow white stripe runs along the back, with white facial lines. Its species account includes forest records from about 10 to 1,100 m, including cloud forest at Moromoro. The sources used here do not provide a species-specific food or roost record.What does it look like?The dark dorsal fur has a narrow white line running from the crown to the base of the tail membrane. White facial lines are also described.How does it live?This leaf-nosed bat is recorded in western Colombia and Ecuador. A narrow white stripe runs along the back, with white facial lines. Its species account includes forest records from about 10 to 1,100 m, including cloud forest at Moromoro. The sources used here do not provide a species-specific food or roost record.Records span forested elevations of about 10–1,100 m in western Colombia and Ecuador; Moromoro cloud forest is specifically mentioned. The species account gives habitat and range but no specific feeding or roosting observations.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.