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PALLASīS LONG-TONGUED BAT Glossophaga soricina
A nectarivorous bat blessed with a long, extensile tongue with a brush tip, this species is the bat equivalent of a hummingbird. Hovering in front of night-blooming flowers they are important pollinators of certain tree species. The species has a wide distribution from Mexico south to northern Argentina but is apparently uncommon in Paraguay. Typically the species can be easily-recognised by its long snout, evident in the skull pictures below.
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DORSAL

DORSAL
VENTRAL

VENTRAL
LATERAL

LATERAL
PALLASīS LONG-TONGUED BAT Glossophaga soricina
DORSAL (FPMAM121PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM122PH); LATERAL (FPMAM123PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
FIGURE 1

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2

FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3

FIGURE 3
FIGURE 4

FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5

FIGURE 5
FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM927PH) Adult ventral view, Estanica Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (John Smit Para La Tierra January 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM928PH) Same specimen dorsal (John Smit Para La Tierra January 2011).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM929PH) Same specimen head frontal (John Smit Para La Tierra January 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM930PH) Same specimen head lateral (John Smit Para La Tierra January 2011).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM931PH) Same specimen head lateral (John Smit Para La Tierra January 2011).