Sowell's short-tailed bat

Sowell's short-tailed bat, Carollia sowelli, is a common bat of the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats of the Americas. It ranges from San Luis Potosi in Mexico through Central America to west Panama. The species was split off from Carollia brevicauda in 2002 on the basis of genetic evidence, and it is also closely related to Carollia perspicillata. It is slightly larger than C. brevicauda but smaller than C. perspicillata. Its long dorsal fur is lighter overall than that of C. brevicauda because it lacks the dark brown tips that make the medial light band of that species conspicuous, and a broad dark band on the nape contrasts strongly with a broad whitish band beyond it. The bat is named after the American philanthropist James N. Sowell, and the IUCN rates it Least Concern.