Glossophaga leachii
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Glossophaga
Glossophaga leachii

description: 51. Gray's Long-tongued Bat <i>Glossophaga leachii</i> <b>French:</b> Glossophage de Leach / <b>German:</b> Leach-Blitenfledermaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Gloséfago de Leach <b>Taxonomy.</b> Monophyllus leachii J. E. Gray in Hinds, 1844, Realejo, Chinandeja, Nicaraa W. D. Webster and J. K. Jones, Jr. in 1980 recognized leachii as a distinct species of Glossophaga, after examination of the holotype. At that point, it was thought to include, as junior synonyms, G. soricina alticola named by W. B. Davis in 1944 and G. morenoi, which is now recognized as a valid species. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> From C Mexico (Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, Morelos, and Tlaxcala) S along the Pacific versant and associate highlands to NW Costa Rica <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 49-61 mm, tail 5-11 mm, ear 12-15 mm, hindfoot 9-13 mm, forearm 35-39 mm; weight 9-11 g. Relative to external measurements, Gray's Long-tongued Batis the largest species of Glossophaga in Middle America. Dorsal hairs are bicolored, with light bases and dark tips; venter is conspicuously frosted. Dorsal fur is generally cinnamon-brown to olive-brown; venter is dull grayish brown (hazel-brown) to drab. Braincase is domed, and slope of rostrum is relatively abrupt. Rostrum and tongue are long, and noseleafis short, reduced, and triangular. Dental characteristics that differentiate Gray’s Long-tongued Bat from the Western Longtongued Bat (G. morenoi) are that, in the latter,size of I' is very similar to I? and clearly procumbent. Mandibular incisors are reduced, with occlusal surface almost circular and large median gap between pairs; there are small gaps between inner and outer teeth. X-chromosome is medium-sized metacentric, and Y-chromosome is minute acrocentric <b>Habitat.</b> Relatively xeric Pacific slopes in dry tropical, tropical deciduous, and pineoak forests, with marginal records barely extending into more mesic interior tropical evergreen forests from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 2380 m. Gray’s Long-tongued Bat is usually mist-netted over streams orin fields of cultivated plants <b>Food and Feeding.</b> Gray's L.ong-tongued Bat preferably feeds on nectar and pollen.It visits flowers of Pseudobombax spp. (Malvaceae) and Ipomoea spp. (Convolvulaceae). It might eat some fleshy softfruits <b>Breeding.</b> Pregnant females, each with one embryo, have been recorded in February, April, June-September, and November and lactating females in February-March, June, and November. Gray's Long-tongued Bat seems to be bimodal polyestrous <b>Activity patterns.</b> Gray's Long-tongued Bats are nocturnal and roost in caves, culverts, and human constructions <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> Gray's Long-tongued Bats were found sharing a cave in Morelos with a single Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List <b>Bibliography.</b> Alvarez (1966), Davis (1944), Gardner (1986), Hoffmann &amp; Baker (2001), Martinez &amp; Villa (1938), Miller (1913b), Reid (2009), Villa (1964), Webster (1993), Webster &amp; Jones (1980, 1984a).
description: Published as part of <i>Don E. Wilson &amp; Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Phyllostomidae, pp. 444-583 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on page 512, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6458594