Orange nectar bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the orange nectar bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lonchophylla robusta
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the orange nectar bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the orange nectar bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

Panama

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the orange nectar bat endangered?

The orange nectar bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the orange nectar bat?

The orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Lonchophylla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the orange nectar bat

The orange nectar bat (Lonchophylla robusta) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

Orange nectar bats in Costa Rica were observed utilising a unique feeding mechanism that has not been seen in any other animal, allowing them to pull liquid against gravity using a pumping mechanism. The orange nectar bat's tongue contains two grooves filled with tiny muscles that force the nectar up into the bat's mouth. Two forces are at work here, capillary action and muscle force. The orange nectar bat likely developed this method independently of other species due to its unique oral anatomy.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Orange nectar bat (revision 1314713683), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830193 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).