Miller's long-tongued bat

Miller's long-tongued bat is a bat species found in northern Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, the Netherlands Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Taxonomy

Miller's long-tongued bat was described as a new species in 1898 by American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. The holotype had been collected in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia by Wilmot W. Brown Jr. Six or seven subspecies are typically recognized.

Description

Glossophaga species are small, with average forearm lengths ranging from. Miller's long-tongued bat has a braincase that is equivalent in length to its snout, whereas other members of the genus have a shorter snout relative to the braincase. Its dental formula is for a total of 34 teeth. Males weigh an average of, while nonpregnant females weigh.

Biology

Miller's long-tongued bat is nectarivorous, with cacti blossoms as an important food source.
Two breeding seasons occur annually: December-April and June-October. The litter size is one pup.

Range and habitat

Miller's long-tongued bat is found in the following countries and territories: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Brazil, and Ecuador. In the Lesser Antilles its range extends northwards to St. Vincent. They roost in caves, houses, and rock crevices.