Sanborn's big-eared bat

Sanborn's big-eared bat (Micronycteris sanborni) is a small insectivorous leaf-nosed bat of the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to the Cerrado and Caatinga of northeastern and eastern Brazil; older records from Bolivia have since been assigned to a different species. Weighing only 5 to 8 g, it has brown fur whose individual hairs have broad white bases, a pure white belly that extends onto the throat and chin, and a pair of dermal pads on the chin arranged in a V shape. It lives in dry habitats of cerrado and caatinga with dense vegetation, often near rocky outcrops, water bodies or canyons with tall trees, and has been found roosting in a crevice in the wall of a sugarcane mill. Reproductive data suggest it is monoestrous and bears one young a year. A captive individual ate katydids and moths. It is classified as Least Concern, although the dry habitats to which it is restricted are among the most endangered and least protected areas of Brazil.