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.[2]
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^Dávalos, L.; Mantilla, H.; Medina, C.; Pineda, J.; Rodriguez, B. (2015). "Lonchophylla robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T12268A22038399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T12268A22038399.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^Tschapka, Marco; Gonzalez-Terrazas, Tania P.; Knörnschild, Mirjam (2015-09-01). "Nectar uptake in bats using a pumping-tongue mechanism". Science Advances. 1 (8): e1500525. Bibcode:2015SciA....1E0525T. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1500525. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC4643790. PMID 26601270.
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orange, nectar, orange, nectar, lonchophylla, robusta, species, family, phyllostomidae, found, colombia, costa, rica, ecuador, nicaragua, panama, peru, venezuela, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdo. 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 bat Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Chiroptera Family Phyllostomidae Genus Lonchophylla Species L robusta Binomial name Lonchophylla robustaMiller 1912 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 2 References edit Davalos L Mantilla H Medina C Pineda J Rodriguez B 2015 Lonchophylla robusta IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 e T12268A22038399 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2015 4 RLTS T12268A22038399 en Retrieved 15 November 2021 Tschapka Marco Gonzalez Terrazas Tania P Knornschild Mirjam 2015 09 01 Nectar uptake in bats using a pumping tongue mechanism Science Advances 1 8 e1500525 Bibcode 2015SciA 1E0525T doi 10 1126 sciadv 1500525 ISSN 2375 2548 PMC 4643790 PMID 26601270 nbsp This article about a leaf nosed bat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orange nectar bat amp oldid 1123119861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
