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Long-tongued fruit bat

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The long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) is a nectarivorous megabat that feeds almost exclusively on nectar from banana flowers and is found in several countries of South and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Knud Andersen described it in 1911 as a subspecies of the long-tongued nectar bat, and since about 1983 it has been treated as a full species. Its species name means cousin. It is larger than the nectar bat with a longer snout, a forearm of 42 to 48.5 millimetres and a weight of 18 to 26 grams, and it is nocturnal. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Diet
Nectarivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Pollinator 1
Relationship to People
Venomous or Dangerous to Humans 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Asia

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Asia
Quote, Distribution, Asia
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Cambodia

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Cambodia
Quote, Distribution, Cambodia
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
China

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Quote, Distribution, China
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
India

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, India
Quote, Distribution, India
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Indonesia

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Indonesia
Quote, Distribution, Indonesia
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Laos

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Laos
Quote, Distribution, Laos
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Malaysia

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Malaysia
Quote, Distribution, Malaysia
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Myanmar

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Myanmar
Quote, Distribution, Myanmar
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Thailand

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Thailand
Quote, Distribution, Thailand
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Vietnam

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Source Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Vietnam
Quote, Distribution, Vietnam
Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Macroglossus sobrinus
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
  • Conservation Status
    CITES No special status
  • Food Habits, Primary Diet
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
  • Behavior, Key Behaviors
    Key Behaviors arboreal arboreal flies nocturnal nocturnal motile motile sedentary sedentary daily torpor territorial territorial social social
  • Habitat, Habitat Regions
    terrestrial
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive, Positive Impacts
    pollinates crops
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative, Negative Impacts
    injures humans
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2. Long-tongued fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Asia
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Malaysia
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Vietnam
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Indonesia
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, India
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Thailand
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, China
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Cambodia
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Laos
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Distribution, Myanmar
    Its range includes several countries in Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Diet, nectar
    It is nectarivorous, feeding on nectar from primarily banana flowers.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) is a species of megabat.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The long-tongued fruit bat (Macroglossus sobrinus) is a species of megabat.
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218626: species profile of Macroglossus sobrinus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
Quote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
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4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218626: IUCN Red List category of Macroglossus sobrinus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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