Recife broad-nosed bat

The Recife broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus recifinus) is a South American bat of the genus Platyrrhinus that was first recorded by Oldfield Thomas in 1901 at Recife in Brazil, the city that gives it its common name. It is a medium sized bat for its subfamily, with a total body length of about 58 to 93 millimetres and a weight of 14 to 19 grams; animals from the northern part of the range are generally somewhat smaller than those from the south. Its fur is dark brown to greyish and paler on the underside, and two broad white bands run along the top of the head, with narrower, fainter stripes across the cheeks. The species lives mainly in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, from Ceara in the north to Santa Catarina in the south, and also along the margins of the Cerrado savannah and Caatinga shrublands; reports from Guyana and Suriname are disputed. It roosts in trees and sometimes in caves at altitudes of 200 to 1,530 metres, in small groups of three to ten, and feeds on fruit and flowers, especially figs and snake fingers. The IUCN moved it from Vulnerable to Least Concern in 2008, although it is regarded as endangered in Brazil because of habitat loss. No subspecies are recognised.