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Long-tongued nectar bat

Mammals

The long-tongued nectar bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat or the least blossom-bat, is one of the smallest species in the family Pteropodidae, with an average length of 60 to 85 millimetres. It is reddish brown with relatively long hair, a lighter abdomen and a dark brown stripe down the top of the head and back. Its wide range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, the southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and northern Australia. It has not been recorded in colonies, which suggests that it lives in small groups or alone, and it feeds on nectar and pollen. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Nectarivore 1
Relationship to People
Pollinator 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Mangrove Forest, Biomes
Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Borneo

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Borneo
Quote, Distribution, Borneo
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
Java

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
Quote, Distribution, Java
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
New Guinea

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, New Guinea
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
Peninsular Malaysia

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Peninsular Malaysia
Quote, Distribution, Peninsular Malaysia
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
Solomon Islands

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
Thailand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Thailand
Quote, Distribution, Thailand
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
Sources
1. Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Peninsular Malaysia
    Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
  • Distribution, Thailand
    Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
  • Distribution, Java
    Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
  • Distribution, Borneo
    Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
  • Distribution, New Guinea
    Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
  • Distribution, Solomon Islands
    Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
  • Diet, nectar
    It feeds on nectar and pollen, which it can obtain from mangroves and banana flowers in Malaysia.
  • Article text, ecology
    Ecologically, the long-tongued nectar bat plays a major role as pollinator of many trees, including the families Bignoniaceae, Bombacaceae, Leguminosae, Musaceae, Myrtaceae, and Sonneratiaceae in peninsular Malaysia.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    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, is a species of megabat.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    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, is a species of megabat.
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat, mangrove forest
    It feeds on nectar and pollen, which it can obtain from mangroves and banana flowers in Malaysia.
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2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218625: species profile of Macroglossus minimus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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3. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Macroglossus minimus
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Conservation Status
Quote, Conservation Status
CITES No special status
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218625: IUCN Red List category of Macroglossus minimus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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5. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Macroglossus minimus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
Quote, MamFuncDat.txt, row Macroglossus minimus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3799 Macroglossus minimus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 16.37 Ref_117 1
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