Dark Long-tongued Bat

Dark Long-tongued BatThis small bat has dark-brown, tricolored dorsal fur. It is recorded in evergreen forests from southern Mexico through Central America to the western Andean slopes of Colombia and Ecuador, and feeds on nectar.What is distinctive about its back fur and wings?The back is dark brown, with hairs that have dark bases, pale middles and dark tips. The muzzle is moderately elongated and slender; the wing membrane attaches near the bases of the outer toes.What does it eat, and how does it relate to plants?This small bat has dark-brown, tricolored dorsal fur. It is recorded in evergreen forests from southern Mexico through Central America to the western Andean slopes of Colombia and Ecuador, and feeds on nectar.It occurs mainly in lowland primary and secondary evergreen rainforest, occasionally using plantations when nectar is abundant. It is nocturnal; in northeastern Costa Rica it visited at least 14 plant species, including bromeliads and balsa trees.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.