Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Mexican Long-tongued BatThe Mexican long-tongued bat uses a tongue about one-third of its body length to feed from flowers. It visits night-blooming cactus and agave.What does it look like?It is a medium-sized bat with a long snout and noseleaf. Its tongue reaches about one-third of its body length; the back is gray to brown and the underside is lighter.How does it live?The Mexican long-tongued bat uses a tongue about one-third of its body length to feed from flowers. It visits night-blooming cactus and agave.It hovers at night-blooming cactus and agave flowers to take nectar and pollen. Some bats in the northern part of the range migrate south in winter to follow flowering plants.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.