Greater long-tongued bat

The Miller flower bat, like most flower bats, has an elongated muzzle and a very long tongue. Belonging to the family of leaf noses, it also has a striking nose leaf of 6.1 mm in length. It is the largest species of the genus Glossophaga, but can be distinguished from their sister species usually only by differences in the characteristics of the teeth. The females are on average slightly larger than the males (total females: 58-80 mm, males: 52-75 mm), but weigh less on average (females: 12.8 g, males 13.3 g). The coat is bicoloured, with the peritoneum usually reddish-brown and the back fur cinnamon-brown. As with most bats, partial albinism can occur, as manifested by random white patches in the otherwise uniformly colored coat. There are currently six subspecies, but the IUCN points out that the assignment of species and subspecies should be revised.