The tube-nosed bat, also known as the narrow-winged bat, is a fascinating creature with a distinctive feature: a long, tubular nose. This bat is known by various other names like the long-tongued bat, slender-nosed bat, and proboscis bat, due to the elongated snout it possesses. The tube-nosed bat belongs to the family Nycteridae and is native to parts of Africa, including Madagascar and the Seychelles islands. It is a small insectivorous bat, which feeds on small insects and flies using echolocation. Its unique nose is also thought to help the bat in detecting floral scents, especially those from night-blooming flowers.