Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat

Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat, Lonchorhina marinkellei, is a bat known from Colombia and the largest of the sword-nosed bats, with a forearm longer than 57 millimetres, a skull about 25 millimetres long and a body weight near 27 grams. Its fur is long and dark brown, its wings are mostly hairless, and a tall nose-leaf and long ears give the group its look. Stomach contents show that it eats insects. It has been confirmed at only two sites about 300 kilometres apart in Colombia, where it has roosted in small caves, favouring the darkest parts, alongside other cave bats, and has been caught foraging over open savanna in the Llanos. The IUCN lists the species as Vulnerable. It is named for the Dutch scientist Cornelis Johannes Marinkelle, who worked in Colombia, and Bat Conservation International placed it on its 2013 worldwide priority list of 35 species.