Orcés's long-tongued bat

Orcés’s long-tongued bat (Lonchophylla orcesi) is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Ecuador.

Orcés's long-tongued bat

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Lonchophylla
Species:
L. orcesi
Binomial name
Lonchophylla orcesi
Albuja & Gardner, 2005
Range of L. orcesi

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 2005. The holotype had been collected in 1985. The eponym for the species name "orcesi" is Gustavo Orcés, a "pioneer of Ecuadorian research on vertebrates."[2]

Description

It is one of the larger species within Lonchophylla with a forearm length of 47 mm (1.9 in) and a weight of 22 g (0.78 oz). Its back fur is pale brown, while its belly fur is a paler, yellowish-gray brown. Its nose-leaf, ears, tragi, and uropatagium are blackish in color.[2]

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Ecuador. The one known individual was collected within the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, a "very humid pre-montane forest."[2]

Conservation

As of 2015, it is evaluated as data deficient by the IUCN. The holotype is the only individual to have been documented, as of 2015.[1]

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gollark: Or, well, everyone is very sure but in different ways.
gollark: It's a hard philosophy problem. Nobody is very sure.
gollark: You believe in *two* dimensions? Government shill.
gollark: "Friend of wisdom" or something, but close enough.

References
  1. Burneo, S.; Tirira, D.G. (2015). "Lonchophylla orcesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136735A22037057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136735A22037057.en.
  2. Albuja v, Luis; Gardner, Alfred L. (2005). "A new species of Lonchophylla Thomas (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118 (2): 442–449. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2005)118[442:ANSOLT]2.0.CO;2.
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