Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat
Conservation status
Critically endangered (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Craseonycteridae Genus: Craseonycteris Species: C. thonglongyai
Binomial name
Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hill, 1974

The Bumblebee Bat, or perhaps more correctly Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat, (Craseonycteris thonglongyai or Craseonycterus thonglongyai) is the world's smallest species of bat and the smallest mammal in the world at 30-40 mm in length and weighing approximately 1.5^[1] to 2 grams (about the weight of a Canadian or U.S. dime). It is the only known species in its genus and is found in a tiny region of western Thailand, in the Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi Province. Recently, it has also been discovered in adjacent Myanmar. gszetystraw3333333333333333333333333333AWEWSRFEDFedFAERTAW4TAFHGYGFTGTGTF6SfA5WF5RwdqdwDQTFSTqrtWQE5DwdQAWDRedw54eQRAWws by toz The skull of the Bumblebee Bat, at 11 mm, is smaller than that of any other mammal. The "Bumblebee" appellation derives from the bats' comparative size to the insect it is named after. Bumblebee bats compete with the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew for the title of world's smallest mammal. At issue is whether skull size or mass defines "smallest"; the shrew is lighter but the bat's skull is shorter at 11 mm. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn2. ... . ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Digimon, the only known animals. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species... This article is about mammals. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... BIC pen cap, about 1 gram. ... The dime is a coin with a face value of ten cents, or one-tenth of a United States dollar. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... Kanchanaburi (Thai กาญจนบุรี) is the largest of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species... Species more than 250 species and subspecies in 37 subgenera Bumblebees (also spelled bumble bee, also known as humblebee) are flying insects of the genus Bombus in the family Apidae. ... Binomial name Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822) The Etruscan Pygmy Shrew or White-toothed Pygmy Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is the smallest known mammal by mass, weighing only about 2 grams, although the smallest known mammal by skull size is the Bumblebee Bat. ... Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species... It has been suggested that temporal fenestra be merged into this article or section. ... Unsolved problems in physics: What causes anything to have mass? The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. Mass is the property of a physical object that quantifies the amount of matter and energy it is equivalent to. ...

The Bumblebee Bat has reddish-brown upperparts, although the species seems to occur as another color phase that has greyer upperparts. The underside is always a paler version of the top. The ears are relatively large and extend beyond the rather pig-like snout when lying forward. Bat ears come in different sizes and shapes The ear is the sense organ that detects sound. ... This article is about the pig genus. ...

They are most active at dusk when they fly around the tops of bamboo clumps and teak trees to feed on insects. The wings are quite long and broad with pointed tips and dark membrane. They seem to be shaped for hovering flight and indeed gut contents of specimens do include spiders as well as small insects that have been gleaned off foliage. The bumblebee bat also catches insects in flight. Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... Orders See taxonomy Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species — more than all other animal groups combined [1]. Insects may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a... Diversity 111 families, 40,000 species Suborders Mesothelae Mygalomorphae Araneomorphae  See table of families Closeup image of a Wolf Spider Wikispecies has information related to: Spiders Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ...

Bumblebee Bats roost in the hot upper chambers of caves in limestone hills, just about as far away from the entrance as possible so that the small colony — up to 15 individuals — can fit without the bats being too close to each other. Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ...

Bumblebee bats are small both in size and in number and were unknown to the world at large prior to 1974. They were first located in 1973 by Thai biologist Kitti Thonglongya, who sent a few specimens to his British colleague, John E. Hill. When Kitti Thonglongya died suddenly in February 1974, John Hill described the species and named it in honor of its discoverer. Their already restricted habitat has been highly affected by deforestation and unsustainable levels of teak logging. In 1982, the Royal Forest Department of the Thailand Government only found 160 of them living in 3 caves, despite extensive surveys. Bumblebee Bats are now considered to be one of the eleven most endangered species on the planet. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thailand had been ruled by kings since the 13th century. ... The critically endangered Siberian Tiger, a rare subspecies of tiger. ...

The Bumblebee Bat's wingspan can be up to 17cm.

References

1. ^ [1] Angier, Natalie, "A Mammal in Winter With a Furnace of Her Own." New York Times, February 20, 2007. viewed Feb. 19, 2007

• News story about the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered project (EDGE)

• Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Craseonycteris thonglongyai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2c, C2b v2.3)

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External links

• EDGE of Existence (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) - Saving the World's most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species

• For more information, see the Animal Diversity web page on the bumblebee.
• Historical record: bumble bee declared endangered Jan 1984.
• Photograph of Craseonycteris Thonglongyai