Western nectar bat

Western nectar bat
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.

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