Bat Conservation International - The longest tongue (relative to body length) ever reported in a mammal resides largely inside the ribcage of a nectar-eating bat discovered in the “cloud forests” of Ecuador.
![The tube lipped nectar bat is only about the size of a mouse but it's tongue is nearly 9cm long making it the longest tongue to body size of any mammal with The tube lipped nectar bat is only about the size of a mouse but it's tongue is nearly 9cm long making it the longest tongue to body size of any mammal with](https://i.redd.it/grksuutdkma61.jpg)
The tube lipped nectar bat is only about the size of a mouse but it's tongue is nearly 9cm long making it the longest tongue to body size of any mammal with
![Nectar Sucking Bat Eating From A Flower Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Pollination, Bat - Animal, Flower - iStock Nectar Sucking Bat Eating From A Flower Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Pollination, Bat - Animal, Flower - iStock](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1303499167/photo/nectar-sucking-bat-eating-from-a-flower.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=97mXOkS6khdYupziRlPlAMxZw0QPD8NSvuBGoiCZCEk=)
Nectar Sucking Bat Eating From A Flower Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Pollination, Bat - Animal, Flower - iStock
![Protrusible tongue of the Tube-lipped nectar bat, Anoura fistulata. This bat can extend it's tongue 150% of it's body l… | Pollination, Garden tools, Pruning shears Protrusible tongue of the Tube-lipped nectar bat, Anoura fistulata. This bat can extend it's tongue 150% of it's body l… | Pollination, Garden tools, Pruning shears](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/33/a5/cc/33a5cc87e74905b1645d25bbb654132d.jpg)