Western nectar bat

Western nectar bat
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Lonchophylla
Species:	L. hesperia
Binomial name
	Lonchophylla hesperia; G.M. Allen, 1908

The western nectar bat (Lonchophylla hesperia) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Solari, S. & Velazco, P. (2015). "Lonchophylla hesperia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T12266A22038705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T12266A22038705.en.

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[iucn-1] Solari, S. & Velazco, P. (2015). "Lonchophylla hesperia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T12266A22038705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T12266A22038705.en.