Mammals of the WorldLesser Long-tongued Blossom Bat
Macroglossus minimus
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Macroglossus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Thailand|Vietnam|Cambodia|Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia|Brunei|Philippines|East Timor|Papua New Guinea|Solomon Islands|Australia
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Australasia
Other names: Dagger-toothed Flower Bat|Dagger-toothed Long-nosed Fruit Bat|Dagger-toothed Long-tongued Blossom Bat|Lesser Long-nosed Fruit Bat|Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat|Lesser Long-tongued Nectar Bat|Northern Blossom Bat
About this species
The long-tongued nectar bat, also called the northern blossom bat or least blossom bat, is one of the smallest members of the fruit bat family, with an average length of 60–85 mm. Notable features include reddish-brown fur that is relatively long, lighter on the abdomen, with a dark brown stripe running down the top of the head and back (Wikipedia, general species account). The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat, honey nectar bat, least blossom-bat, dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat, and lesser long-tongued fruit bat, belongs to megabat. (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its wide range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, the southern Philippines and Java, and extends to New Guinea and northern Australia (Wikipedia, general species account). Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia. In Negros Island, Philippines, females studies produced two or three young per year. The species reproduces aseasonally (year-round) and synchronously in response to food abundance. (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of sulawesi guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)