Nectar Bats

Scott Bradley

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Nectar Bats, genus Leptonycteris, are nectarivorus bats that feed on plant nectar. Several species exist, including the Lesser Long-Nosed Bat, Western Nectar Bat, and Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat.

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Scott Bradley

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Nectar Bats, genus Leptonycteris, are nectarivorus bats that feed on plant nectar. Several species exist, including the Lesser Long-Nosed Bat, Western Nectar Bat, and Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat.

Long-tongued Nectar Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat or honey nectar bat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tongued_nectar_bat
Tube-lipped Nectar Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The tube-lipped nectar bat (Anoura fistulata) is a bat from Ecuador that was first described in 2005.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube-lipped_nectar_bat
Lesser Long-nosed Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The lesser long-nosed bat is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_long-nosed_bat
ADW: Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat - Macroglossus minimus

Macroglossus minimus, also known by the common name the long-tongued fruit bat, is amongst the smallest of the family Pteropodidae
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macroglossus_minimus/
How Bats Suck Up Nectar - Livescience

Nectar-feeding bats have erectile tissue in their tongues to help them feed quickly.
http://www.livescience.com/29346-tongue-erections-nectar-bats.html
Western Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla hesperia - ARKive

Learn more about the Western nectar bat - with amazing Western nectar bat photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/western-nectar-bat/lonchophylla-hesperia/
Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Mexican Long-tongued Bat, scientifically known as Choeronycteris mexicana in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/327865/details
Journey of the Nectar Bats - NWF

The annual migration of winged mammals from Mexico to Arizona, vital to plants north of the border, is at risk.
https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/2001/Journey-of-the-Nectar-Bats.aspx
BBC - Earth - New Species of Nectar-feeding Bat Discovered

A new species of nectar-feeding bat, Lonchophylla inexpectata, has been found among museum specimens over a century old.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150713-new-nectar-feeding-bat-described
Nectar-Slurping Bat Tongues Move Like Human Bowels

Some bats move their tongues to access flower nectar in a way that resembles bowel movements.
http://www.livescience.com/52305-bat-tongues-move-like-human-bowels.html
This Bat Knows How To Drink - NPR

The Pallas' long-tongued bat has a neat trick at the tip of its tongue - tiny hairlike structures that fill with blood and stand straight out.
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/07/181634051/this-bat-knows-how-to-drink
Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat - YouTube

NatGeo cameras capture this unusually graceful bat for the first time ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvXhAXRIfc

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Long-tongued nectar bat

Pregnant individual in the Philippines

in the Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Macroglossus
Species:	M. minimus
Binomial name
*Macroglossus minimus* ( É. Geoffroy, 1810)

Geographic range of M. minimus

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Long-tongued Nectar Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat or honey nectar bat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tongued_nectar_bat
Tube-lipped Nectar Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The tube-lipped nectar bat (Anoura fistulata) is a bat from Ecuador that was first described in 2005.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube-lipped_nectar_bat
Lesser Long-nosed Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The lesser long-nosed bat is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_long-nosed_bat
ADW: Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat - Macroglossus minimus

Macroglossus minimus, also known by the common name the long-tongued fruit bat, is amongst the smallest of the family Pteropodidae
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macroglossus_minimus/
How Bats Suck Up Nectar - Livescience

Nectar-feeding bats have erectile tissue in their tongues to help them feed quickly.
http://www.livescience.com/29346-tongue-erections-nectar-bats.html
Western Nectar Bat - Lonchophylla hesperia - ARKive

Learn more about the Western nectar bat - with amazing Western nectar bat photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/western-nectar-bat/lonchophylla-hesperia/
Mexican Long-tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Mexican Long-tongued Bat, scientifically known as Choeronycteris mexicana in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/327865/details
Journey of the Nectar Bats - NWF

The annual migration of winged mammals from Mexico to Arizona, vital to plants north of the border, is at risk.
https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/2001/Journey-of-the-Nectar-Bats.aspx
BBC - Earth - New Species of Nectar-feeding Bat Discovered

A new species of nectar-feeding bat, Lonchophylla inexpectata, has been found among museum specimens over a century old.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150713-new-nectar-feeding-bat-described
Nectar-Slurping Bat Tongues Move Like Human Bowels

Some bats move their tongues to access flower nectar in a way that resembles bowel movements.
http://www.livescience.com/52305-bat-tongues-move-like-human-bowels.html
This Bat Knows How To Drink - NPR

The Pallas' long-tongued bat has a neat trick at the tip of its tongue - tiny hairlike structures that fill with blood and stand straight out.
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/07/181634051/this-bat-knows-how-to-drink
Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat - YouTube

NatGeo cameras capture this unusually graceful bat for the first time ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvXhAXRIfc

Long-tongued nectar bat

Pregnant individual in the Philippines

in the Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Macroglossus
Species:	M. minimus
Binomial name
*Macroglossus minimus* ( É. Geoffroy, 1810)

Geographic range of M. minimus

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Nectar Bats

Nectar Bats, genus Leptonycteris, are nectarivorus bats that feed on plant nectar. Several species exist, including the Lesser Long-Nosed Bat, Western Nectar Bat, and Tube-Lipped Nectar Bat.

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