Miller's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga longirostris) is a bat species found in northern Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, the Netherlands Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Miller's long-tongued bat was described as a new species in 1898 by American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.. The holotype had been collected in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia by Wilmot W. Brown Jr..[1] Six or seven subspecies are typically recognized.
Glossophaga species are small, with average forearm lengths ranging from . Miller's long-tongued bat has a braincase that is equivalent in length to its snout, whereas other members of the genus have a shorter snout relative to the braincase. Its dental formula is for a total of 34 teeth.[2] Males weigh an average of, while nonpregnant females weigh .
Miller's long-tongued bat is nectarivorous, with cacti blossoms as an important food source.[3] [4] Two breeding seasons occur annually: December - April and June - October.[2] The litter size is one pup.[3]
Miller's long-tongued bat is found in the following countries and territories: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Brazil, and Ecuador. In the Lesser Antilles its range extends northwards to St. Vincent. They roost in caves, houses, and rock crevices.[2]