The Puerto Rican long-nosed bat is a small bat found only on the island of Puerto Rico. It feeds on flower nectar and plays an important role in pollinating tropical plants.
The Puerto Rican long-nosed bat is distinguished by its very long nose from other bats. It is important for nature because it pollinates many plants and serves as food for predators.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Offspring
Worker
Elders
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birth time
normal sexual
breeding
Taxons
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Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Wings count
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Human
birth date
rest
echolocation
Fur color
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South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
Dense tree cover forming a closed canopy habitat.
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
pollen
Neotropical realm
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Rostrum color
Repro interval
results
Mass
caves
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
flower pollen — rich in protein
land
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Trophic type
Rostrum size
Filters
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
den
Upcoming birthdays
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
tongue
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
nest on the ground
Maturity
Skin color
16 to 24 grams, 7 – 12 centimeters
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Wanderers
protection from sun
How similar?
Wings size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
Ears size
forest
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
caring mother
Lifespan average
nectar
What do they eat?
nest located directly on the ground surface on land, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
in a terrestrial nest
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Ears color
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
This is me
using a long tongue and echolocation
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
sweet nectar and flower pollen
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
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nectarivore
Wingspan
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
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Ears count
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
pollen
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
Mandarin
embryo
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
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