Platyrrhinus albericoi

Platyrrhinus albericoi is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in South America, in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Velazco described it as a new species in 2005 from a holotype collected in 2001 by Sergio Solari in the Paucartambo District of Peru, and the name honours Michael Alberico (1937 to 2005), who devoted his career to the study of Colombian mammals. It is a large member of its genus, with a forearm length of 62 to 63 millimetres and a weight of 55 to 68 grams. The fur of its back is dark brown and its belly is paler brown, and it has distinct white stripes along the length of the face as well as a white stripe down the middle of the back. It has been documented at elevations from 1,480 to 2,500 metres and is found in forested habitat.