Chestnut long-tongued bat

The chestnut long-tongued bat, Lionycteris spurrelli, is a small nectar-feeding bat of the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in its genus, Lionycteris. It lives in South and Central America, from eastern Panama through Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and northern Bolivia. Adults weigh about 6 to 13 grams and have chestnut-brown to dark brown fur, short rounded ears and a narrow, elongated muzzle with a small noseleaf. It is mostly found in humid lowland tropical rainforest, often near streams, but it also occurs in savanna, secondary forest, plantations and montane forest up to about 1,400 metres. It roosts in caves, rock crevices and culverts, and it feeds mainly on nectar, with pollen and insects as a secondary food. The IUCN Red List classes it as Least Concern.