Gray short-tailed bat

The gray short-tailed bat, also called Hahn's short-tailed bat (Carollia subrufa), is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, the New World leaf-nosed bats, native to Mexico and Central America. It is a relatively small member of its family, measuring 6.4 to 7.3 centimeters in length and weighing 12 to 19 grams, and the species is sexually dimorphic, with females significantly larger than males. Its fur is grey to grey-brown over the upper body with pale grey underparts and grey-brown wing and tail membranes; it has triangular ears, a short muzzle and a pointed triangular nose leaf, and its short tail does not reach the edge of the membrane between the hind legs. It lives in dry tropical forests up to 1,200 meters in elevation, from southern Tabasco in Mexico along the Pacific coast of Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua to northern Costa Rica. It is omnivorous, eating insects, fruit and nectar, and it roosts communally in caves, empty trees and other shelter, often alongside other bat species. It breeds throughout the year. It has no recognised subspecies and was until recently thought to be a subspecies of the chestnut short-tailed bat.