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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 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.
The most recent common ancestor of Yinpterochiroptera, corresponding to the split between Rhinolophoidea and Pteropodidae (Old World Fruit bats), is estimated to have occurred 60 million years ago. [4] The first appearance of the term Yinpterochiroptera was in 2001, in an article by Mark Springer and colleagues. [5]
The smallest bat is Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), which is 29–34 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long with a 150-millimetre (6 in) wingspan and weighs 2–2.6 g (1 ⁄ 16 – 3 ⁄ 32 oz). [127] It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, next to the Etruscan shrew. [128]
bumblebee bat. Genus Craseonycteris [45] Kitti's hog-nosed bat ... The Old World leaf-nosed bats. Genus Anthops [45] ... Tree bat (Ardops nichollsi)
Pegasoferans: bats, odd-toed ungulates, pangolins and carnivorans Bats (chiropterans) Megabats (pteropodids) Microbats (microchiropterans) Sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats (emballonurids) Rhinopomatoid bats Mouse-tailed bats (rhinopomatids) Bumblebee bat or Kitti's hog-nosed bat; Rhinolophoid bats Horseshoe bats (rhinolophids)
Tube-nosed fruit bats such as the eastern tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene robinsoni) have stereo olfaction, meaning they are able to map and follow odor plumes three-dimensionally. [68] Along with most (or perhaps all) other bat species, megabats mothers and offspring also use scent to recognize each other, as well as for recognition of individuals ...
Family Craseonycteridae – Kitti's hog-nosed bat (also known as the bumblebee bat) Genus Craseonycteris; Family Hipposideridae – Old World leaf-nosed bats Genus Anthops – flower-faced bat; Genus Asellia; Genus Aselliscus – 3 trident bat species; Genus Coelops – tailless leaf-nosed bats; Genus Hipposideros – roundleaf bats; Genus ...