Luis Manuel's tailless bat

Luis Manuel's tailless bat (Anoura luismanueli) is a small nectar-feeding bat of the family Phyllostomidae that is known only from the Andes of western Venezuela and the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia. It is the smallest member of its genus, with a head and body length of roughly 5.5 to 6 centimetres and a tail of only a few millimetres, as its common name suggests. Its fur is dense, silky and brown with a rusty tinge, and brighter on the belly than on the back. The species is nocturnal and roosts in caves, which are the only roosts known for it; most Venezuelan records come from mist nets set at the entrances of small caves, where it has been found sharing space with other bats such as Geoffroy's tailless bat. It lives in cloud forest, dry evergreen forest and deciduous forest at about 1,100 to 2,400 metres. Droppings examined contained pollen but no fruit pulp, seeds or insect remains, so the diet is thought to be nectar and pollen, perhaps with some insects. The IUCN classes it as Least Concern, although its dependence on caves raises concern that roost collapse could displace colonies.