Centurio senex - Wrinkle-faced Bat, Lattice-winged Bat

Centurio senex Wrinkle-faced Bat, Lattice-winged Bat

@mgambarios - Centurio senex last night! One of the most incredible bats in the tropics.

https://www.instagram.com/p/oq1_7SJ-tj/

• google / search?q=Centurio+senex
• iucnredlist.org

The wrinkle-faced bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only identified member of the genus Centurio. It is found in various countries in and around Central America.

Scientific name: Centurio senex

Higher classification: Centurio

This species is known from Colombia and Venezuela to Tamaulipas and Sinaloa (Mexico), also in Trinidad and Tobago (Simmons 2005). It occurs from lowlands to 1,400 m (Reid 2009). It does not occur in highland zones in Guatemala (McCarthy pers. comm.).