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The orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Nicaragua , Panama , Peru , and Venezuela . Orange nectar bats in Costa Rica were observed utilising a unique feeding mechanism that has not been seen in any other animal, allowing them to pull liquid ...
Lonchophylla concava was described as a new species in 1914 by Edward Alphonso Goldman.Goldman had collected the holotype from eastern Panama in 1912. [3] In 1966, Handley published that L. concava was a synonym of Goldman's nectar bat (L. mordax); [4] this was maintained until a 2005 publication asserted that there were major physical difference between the two taxa, and thus L. concava ...
Orange nectar bat, Lonchophylla robusta; References This page was last edited on 15 November 2024, at 22:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Handley's nectar bat, Lonchophylla handleyi; Western nectar bat, Lonchophylla hesperia; Goldman's nectar bat, Lonchophylla mordax; Orcés’s long-tongued bat, Lonchophylla orcesi; Lonchophylla orienticollina; Orange nectar bat, Lonchophylla robusta; Genus: Platalina. Long-snouted bat, Platalina genovensium; Genus: Xeronycteris
The bats’ names can play a larger role in the contest than their cuteness. Last year’s winner was a female Townsend’s big-eared bat from southern Oregon dubbed “William ShakespEAR”.
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The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat, honey nectar bat, [2] least blossom-bat, [3] dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, [1] and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, [1] is a species of megabat. M. minimus is one of the smallest species in the family Pteropodidae, with an average length of 60–85 ...
It has a forearm length of 40–47 mm (1.6–1.9 in). The fur on its back varies in color, ranging from an intense orange to brown. Its belly fur is tawny olive in color. It is extremely similar in appearance to the orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta) and Handley's nectar bat (Lonchophylla handleyi), sympatric members of its genus. [2]