A bat that specialises in hunting frogs by listening to their mating calls, and selecting the non-poisonous species.

Physical description
A largish bat with brown fur, reddish on the back. It has big ears, a flap of skin above the nose, and a fringe around the nose and lips, as well as small whiskers.

Distribution
Mexico to the Guianas, Ecuador, South-eastern Brazil, Bolivia and Trinidad.

Habitat
Tropical forest.

Diet
Frogs.

Behaviour
Fringe-lipped bats are unusual because they don't use echolocation to find their prey, and take quite large animals - in fact they specialise in frogs. They listen out for the frogs' mating call and use that to find their prey. They can distinguish between different species of frog, and avoid the poisonous ones. They hunt at night, roosting during the day in caves or hollow tree trunks.

Conservation status
Not currently threatened.