tube-lipped nectar bat
anoura fistulata latin

The tube-lipped nectar bat has the longest tongue of any mammal in relation to its body size.

Despite its exceptionally long tongue, the tube-lipped nectar bat has a varied diet that includes nectar, pollen and insects.

The tube-lipped nectar bat (Anoura fistulata) is a bat from Ecuador that was first described in 2005.

By convergent evolution, pangolins, the giant anteater, and the tube-lipped nectar bat all have tongues which are unattached to their hyoid bone and extend past their pharynx deep into the thorax.

The tube-lipped nectar bat (Anoura fistulata) is a bat from Ecuador that was first described in 2005.