Underwood's long-tongued bat

Underwood's long-tongued bat (Hylonycteris underwoodi) is a leaf-nosed bat of the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in the genus Hylonycteris. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. The British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas described it as a new species in 1903, and the holotype was collected by Cecil F. Underwood, for whom the species is named. It feeds on nectar, pollen grains, agave and fruits, and this diet has gone with the ability to hover in flight, with body mass and size evolving to suit it. Its likely predators include birds of prey such as falcons and owls, snakes, and other small arboreal predators.