Mexican long-tongued bat

The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a nectar-feeding bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in its genus. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the United States, where it occurs in southern California, New Mexico and Arizona, at altitudes from 300 to 2,629 metres in deciduous forest, semi-arid thorn scrub and mixed oak and conifer forest. It weighs 10 to 20 grams, has a grey to brownish coat, a long snout tipped with a small nose-leaf, and a narrow, extendible tongue that can reach up to a third of its body length, which it uses to take nectar and agave pollen as well as some fruit. It roosts in caves and abandoned buildings, and northern populations migrate south for the winter. The IUCN classifies it as Near Threatened because of ongoing habitat loss, including the loss of cave roosts to mining and tourism.