Major Threats
Until only a few years ago this species of bat was thought to be extinct due to three common threats. The first is over harvesting of these bats for meat due to their large size. They once had moderate numbers but they were fairly easy to kill; that is why hunting has decreased for this species. The second and most devastating threat is deforestation which is inevitable because of the growing human population. The last, being the fact that no true measurements have been taken into effect to protect the habitat that is required for this species excluding a few minor areas in the Carmen municipality.
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