Volume 14
Issue 2
- Exclusion Experts Promote Pest Control Industry Changes
- Nectar-Feeding Bats in the Columnar Cacti Forests of Central Mexico
- Kingdom of Tonga: Safe Haven for Flying Foxes
- Barcelona, City of the Bat
- Bat Tourism Information Needed
- Fund Raising Credibility
- ARTISTS WANTED
- BCI Honored by Exceptional Gift
- ON THE BACK
- Bat Exclusion–A Common-Sense Solution to an Age-Old Problem
- ON THE COVER
- The Masters of the Night Exhibit: A Winner for Bats
A MEXICAN LONG-TONGUED BAT (Choeronycteris mexicana) licks pollen from its face after feeding on nectar from agaves and other plants. These bats’ tongues can extend up to a third of their body length, a feature which makes them uniquely equipped to reach nectar deep inside an agave or cactus blossom. In southern Arizona, long-tongued bats often get nectar from neighborhood hummingbird feeders as well.
In the United States this species is found in the southern parts of California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Their range extends from Mexico through Central America and down to Venezuela. The young are born well-furred for additional warmth in the cool mountain canyons where this species roosts.
Photo by Merlin D. Tuttle