A New Species of Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes

Here we describe a new species of  Anoura  from the Andes of Ecuador, distinguished from all other species of  Anoura  by its elongated tubelike lower lip and its much longer tongue. Based on size and other characteristics,  Anoura  n. sp. appears most similar to  Anoura caudifer , but averages approximately 10% larger and has a wider uropatagium in the shape of an inverted V.  Anoura  n. sp. has been collected infrequently in cloud forests on the eastern and western slopes of the Andes throughout Ecuador, where it co-occurs with the more abundant  A. geoffroyi  and  A. caudifer . Comparison with the diets of sympatric species of  Anoura  suggests that  Anoura  n. sp. visits flowers that have longer corollas, as might be expected given its much longer tongue.