Lesser Long-nosed Bat

Lesser Long-nosed BatThe lesser long-nosed bat ranges from Mexico into the southwestern United States and farther south in Central America. It feeds at flowers such as cacti and agaves.What does it look like?Its tongue is about as long as its body and has fine brush-like tips for collecting nectar. Pollen can cling to its body hair.How does it live?The lesser long-nosed bat ranges from Mexico into the southwestern United States and farther south in Central America. It feeds at flowers such as cacti and agaves.It drinks nectar and carries pollen between flowers. It visits cacti and agaves, and roosts by day in caves or abandoned mines.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.