Makira Leaf-nosed Bat

Makira Leaf-nosed BatThis leaf-nosed bat is reported only from Makira Island in the Solomon Islands. Survey records are limited, and the 2016 study captured only a small sample.What does it look like?The five individuals measured in the 2016 study had a mean forearm length of 66.96 mm (SD 0.78 mm) and mean wing length of 160.26 mm (SD 3.79 mm).How does it live?This leaf-nosed bat is reported only from Makira Island in the Solomon Islands. Survey records are limited, and the 2016 study captured only a small sample.The call guide reports records in caves near Ngorangora and bats flying along the river between Kirakira and Bwaunasugu. A separate acoustic survey detected it only in secondary forest and cacao plots, but its sites and sample are limited.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.