Choco broad-nosed bat

The Choco broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus chocoensis, is a fruit-eating bat of the family Phyllostomidae that lives in the lowlands of the Choco region, on the Pacific side of Colombia and Ecuador and in southern Panama. It was first encountered in 1984 in Colombia, and its name refers to the Choco region where it was found. Adults have forearms of 47 to 51 millimetres, weigh about 30 grams, and show dark facial stripes, narrow dorsal stripes, tricoloured back hairs and a single whisker on the upper lip. It eats fruit and is also known as a pollinator, and pregnant females have been found throughout the year, so it probably breeds more than once a year. It is known from over twenty sites in Colombia and Ecuador and two in Panama, at elevations of 1 to 1,000 metres. The IUCN lists it as vulnerable, because its habitat is being converted to farming, especially cocoa, and damaged by illegal mining. Bat Conservation International named it a global conservation priority in 2013.