Koepcke's hairy-nosed bat

Koepcke's hairy-nosed bat (Gardnerycteris koepckeae) is a medium-sized leaf-nosed bat of the family Phyllostomidae that is endemic to Peru. It is known from forests on the eastern slope of the Andes in the regions of Ayacucho and Junin, and its type locality is Huanhuachayo in Ayacucho at about 1,660 metres. The head and body measure about 64 millimetres, the forearm 45 to 51 millimetres and the weight 11 to 15 grams. It is pale, with no stripe along the back, and it has a narrow auditory bulla and a tapering snout. It was caught at ground level in mist nets, and one examined animal had eaten beetles, 70 percent scarab beetles and 30 percent click beetles. In 2014 N. Hurtado and V. Pacheco placed it in the new genus Gardnerycteris, having formerly been known as Mimon koepckeae. It is classed as Data Deficient, but Peruvian legislation considers it critically endangered.