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Macroglossus sobrinus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Diet
Nectar, almost exclusively from banana flowers
Habitat
Roosts in trees, singly or in small, well-spaced parties
Range
India, China, Southeast Asia and Indonesia
Size
Forearm 42–48.5mm
Weight
18–26g
The long-tongued fruit bat is a nectar-feeding fruit bat, a relatively large species of its group with a longer snout. The forearm is 42–48.5 mm long and it weighs 18–26 g. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia, including India, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds on nectar almost exclusively from banana flowers. It is nocturnal, foraging at night and roosting during the day in trees, singly or in small, well-spaced parties. The cached account gives no breeding information.