Orcés’s long-tongued bat (Lonchophylla orcesi) is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Ecuador. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 2005. The holotype was 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." 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. References Bats of South America Endemic fauna of Ecuador Mammals of Ecuador Mammals described in 2005 Lonchophylla