Cave nectar bat [SEP] parent taxon
Cave nectar bat
Cave nectar bat ("Eonycteris spelaea"), common names also include dawn bat, common dawn bat, common nectar bat and lesser dawn bat, is a species of megabat within the genus "Eonycteris". The scientific name of the species is first published by Dobson in 1871.
Description.
The upper parts of the Cave nectar bat are grey-brown to dark brown to black. The underparts are paler and the neck is sometimes yellowish brown. The muzzle of this bat is elongated
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 mouth physiology.
References.
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Lonchophylla robusta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Nectar uptake in bats using a pumping-tongue mechanism, "Science Advances" 25 Sep 2015: Vol. 1, no. 8, e1500525