Lonchorhina inusitata, Handley & Ochoa, 1997

20. View Plate 35: Phyllostomidae

Uncommon Sword-nosed Bat

Lonchorhina inusitata View in CoL

French: Lonchorhine de Guyane / German: Nordliche Schwertnase / Spanish: Loncorino de Guayana Francesa

Other common names: Hairy-faced Sword-nosed Bat, Northern Sword-nosed Bat

Taxonomy. Lonchorhina inusitata Handley & Ochoa, 1997 View in CoL ,

“Boca Mavaca, 84 km SSE Esmeralda, 2°30'N - 65°13’W, 138 m, Amazonas, Venezuela.” GoogleMaps This species is monotypic.

Distribution. S Venezuela, the Guianas, and N Brazil. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 57-72 mm, tail 54-67 mm, ear 30-37 mm, hindfoot 13-18 mm, forearm 52-57 mm; weight 14-19 g. The Uncommon Sword-nosed Bat is a large species of Lonchorhina and has long noseleaf (c. 27 mm), ears, and tail. Dorsalfur is dark brown; venteris slightly paler. Both surfaces of arms, ventral surface of wings near body, and anterior lobes of ears are hairy.

Habitat. Primary and secondary tropical lowland rainforests and Pakaraima Highlands ( 414 m elevation).

Food and Feeding. Stomach contents of Uncommon Sword-nosed Bats contained spiders ( Arachnida) and moths ( Lepidoptera ).

Breeding. Female Uncommon Sword-nosed Bats were non-reproductive in February-April, pregnant in May, lactating in October-November, and post-lactating in October.

Activity patterns. The Uncommon Sword-nosed Bat has been caught flying near water, including over swamps and streams.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. A colony of 300 Uncommon Swordnosed Bats was found tightly clustered in a cave with Guianan Spear-nosed Bats ( Phyllostomus latifolius ), Seba’s Short-tailed Bats ( Carollia perspicillata ), and Lesser Dog-like Bats ( Peropteryx macrotis ).

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Brosset & Charles-Dominique (1991), Dalponte et al. (2016), Gardner (1988), Genoways et al. (1981), Handley & Ochoa (1997), Smith & Kerry (1996), Williams & Genoways (2008).