Brown tent-making bat

The brown tent-making bat (Uroderma magnirostrum) is a small bat of South and Central America. Adults measure roughly 54 to 70 millimetres in length, have no tail, and weigh between 12 and 21 grams, with forearms of 41 to 45 millimetres. The lower half of the head is covered in taupe fur, a faint white stripe runs along the top of the head, a white strip sits above the eyes, and the uropatagium is U-shaped in flight. Its range takes in a strip of the Pacific coast of North America from the Mexican state of Michoacán to Nicaragua, and a second population from central Panama to the region of Rio de Janeiro, with its western border reaching the Andes in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It lives in flatlands and up to about 1000 metres, in evergreen forests, drier tropical forests and plantations. The species is named for biting the midribs of large leaves such as banana leaves so that they fold into tent-like nests. It is presumed to eat nectar or flower parts, since individuals have been found dusted in pollen, and is also known to eat fruit and insects. The IUCN lists it as least concern, citing stable populations and a lack of threats.