---
title: "Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat"
description: "Macroglossus minimus — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-long-tongued-fruit-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat

> Macroglossus minimus — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Macroglossus minimus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 119
- Wikidata: [Q243975](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243975)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40946](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40946)

## Names

- en: Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat
- de: Zwerg-Langzungenfledermaus
- nl: Kleine langtongvleerhond
- pl: Języcznik malutki

## Countries with the most observations

ID (44), PH (22), MY (11), AU (9), PG (3)

## Photo

![Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-long-tongued-fruit-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.33524_lat_-_Macroglossus_minimus_-_skull.jpeg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-long-tongued-fruit-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).