African long-tongued fruit bat
Megaloglossus woermanni
SUBFAMILY
Macroglossinae
TAXONOMY
Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885, Sibange farm, Gabon.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Woermann's bat.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Head and body length, 2.8–3 in (7–7.5 cm); forearm length, 1.5–2 in (3.7–5 cm); wingspan, 9.8 in (25 cm); no tail; weight, 0.3–0.6 oz (8.4–15.6 g). Pelage is dark brown with cream ventrum; a dark dorsal crown stripe runs longitudinally to the nape of the neck.
DISTRIBUTION
Along the tropical belt from Guinea to Uganda in Africa.
HABITAT
Primary and secondary lowland forest.
BEHAVIOR
Poorly known. Appears to be solitary, but will congregate in unisex or mixed-sex clusters at flowering trees.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Pollen and nectar.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Poorly known. May not have a distinct breeding season or may have two breeding seasons. Thought to be polygamous.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
