Orcés's long-tongued bat
Orcés’s long-tongued bat is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Ecuador.It was described as a new species in 2005.
The holotype had been collected in 1985.
The eponym for the species name "orcesi" is Gustavo Orcés, a "pioneer of Ecuadorian research on vertebrates."Description
It is one of the larger species within Lonchophylla with a forearm length of and a weight of.
Its back fur is pale brown, while its belly fur is a paler, yellowish-gray brown.
Its nose-leaf, ears, tragi, and uropatagium are blackish in color.Range and habitat
It is endemic to Ecuador.
The one known individual was collected within the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, a "very humid pre-montane forest."Conservation
As of 2015, it is evaluated as data deficient by the IUCN.
The holotype is the only individual to have been documented, as of 2015.
