Manu short-tailed bat

The Manu short-tailed bat (Carollia manu) is a large short-tailed fruit bat of the family Phyllostomidae found in Peru and Bolivia. It lives in tropical montane cloud forest along the eastern slope of the Andes at about 1,300 to 2,250 metres, in south-eastern Peru (the Madre de Dios, Cusco and Puno departments) and western and central Bolivia (La Paz Department). It was described in 2004 by Pacheco, Solari and Velazco, and an earlier specimen had been called Carollia sp. 3 by R. H. Pine in 1972 before being included in Carollia perspicillata in 1984. The head and body measure 59 to 66 millimetres, the forearm 41 to 44 millimetres, and the weight is 17 to 21 grams. The soft, long, fluffy dorsal fur has three bands, grayish brown at the base, buff to whitish brown in the middle and brown at the tips. Most were collected on steep terrain near small streams. It occurs in some protected areas in south-eastern Peru and is classed as Least Concern.