Kitti's hog-nosed bat

Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), also known as the bumblebee bat, is a <a href="/facts/Near-threatened_species/PCH5WN3L">near-threatened species</a> of <a href="/facts/Bat/CJudzNt1">bat</a> and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a> and southeast <a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a>, where it occupies <a href="/facts/Limestone/8ntvtFnR">limestone</a> caves along rivers.
Kitti's hog-nosed bat is the smallest species of bat and arguably the world's <a href="/facts/Smallest_organisms/PXK7thKB">smallest mammal</a> by body length (the <a href="/facts/Etruscan_shrew/bLsYbv3l">Etruscan shrew</a> is regarded as the smallest by body mass). It has a reddish-brown or grey coat, with a distinctive pig-like snout. Colonies range greatly in size, with an average of 100 individuals per cave. The bat feeds during short activity periods in the evening and dawn, foraging around nearby forest areas for insects. Females give birth annually to a single offspring.
Although the bat's status in Myanmar is not well known, the Thai population is restricted to a single province and may be at risk of <a href="/facts/Extinction/24p5NP2q">extinction</a>. Its potential threats are primarily <a href="/facts/Anthropogenic_effect/vIAWqfPB">anthropogenic</a>, and include <a href="/facts/Habitat_degradation/pyPMkBCY">habitat degradation</a> and the disturbance of <a href="/facts/Roosting/RJF6zwLP">roosting</a> sites.

Kitti's hog-nosed bat open-in-new

Kitti's hog-nosed bat