Insular Long-tongued Bat

Insular Long-tongued BatThe Insular Long-tongued Bat is endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It feeds on nectar and pollen and uses wooded areas and fields, roosting in trees or caves.What does it look like?Its back is brown and its underside greyer, with a noseleaf shorter than 5 mm. The observatory gives a wingspan of about 20 cm.How does it live?The Insular Long-tongued Bat is endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It feeds on nectar and pollen and uses wooded areas and fields, roosting in trees or caves.It feeds on nectar and pollen, hovering in front of flowers. It roosts in trees or caves, and breeding times reported by the observatory vary among islands.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.