SIZE: body=14 cm; weight=180 g
DESCRIPTION: Largest bat in South America. Dark brown with faint stripe down back. Ears large and rounded. Muzzle elongated with noseleaf positioned like a hood ornament.
ACTIVITY: Usually forages during the early evening.
HABITS:It is carnivorous, preying on birds and small mammals (bats and mice). Roosts in tree hollows in groups consisting usually of a pair of monogamous adults and their non-breeding young.
HABITAT: Lowland forest, especially near swamps, forest edge, and secondary growth.
STATUS:Rare. IUCN lists this bat as near threatened.