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Kitti's hog-nosed bat is small at about 29 to 33 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) in length and 2 g (0.071 oz) in mass, [2] [3] hence the common name of "bumblebee bat". It is the smallest species of bat and may be the world's smallest mammal, depending on how size is defined.
The lesser horseshoe bat is one of the world's smallest bats, weighing only 5 to 9 grams (0.18 to 0.32 oz), with a wingspan of 192–254 millimetres (7.6–10.0 in) and a body length of 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). It has strong feet that it uses to grasp rocks and branches, and can see well in spite of its small eyes.
The order Chiroptera consists of 1318 extant species belonging to 226 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 226 genera can be grouped into 21 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
The smallest bat is the bumblebee bat from Thailand and is the size of your thumb. The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny and has a wingspan of about 6 inches. Brazilian Free-tailed bats weigh ...
The Kitti's hog-nosed bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai, the smallest species of bat and the smallest mammal in the world, was found by him in 1973.He died suddenly from a massive heart attack, so the formal description was written by his British colleague, John E. Hill, who named the species in honour of its discoverer.
It is the smallest bat in its genus, [3] with its forearm measuring 34.2–35.7 mm (1.35–1.41 in) long. Its tail is approximately 51 mm (2.0 in) long; its hind foot is 10 mm (0.39 in) long; its ear is 13 mm (0.51 in) long. Like the bidentate yellow-shouldered bat, it has a thin or incomplete zygomatic arch.
As its common name implies, E. bonariensis is the smallest species of bonneted bat.Adults measure 9 to 13 cm (3.5 to 5.1 in) in total length, and typically weigh between 12 and 20 g (0.42 and 0.71 oz).
The little free-tailed bat is one of the smallest species in the genus Mops, and a total body length is measured from 54 to 102 mm. [2] [3] The ventral fur has lighter color than the dorsal fur, which is short and blackish-brown. [4]