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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 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). [126] It is also arguably the smallest extant species of mammal, next to the Etruscan shrew. [127]
Kitti's hog-nosed bat: Craseonycteris thonglongyai: 6600 [21] NT [21] [21] Ghost bat: Macroderma gigas: ... Dusky leaf-nosed bat: Hipposideros ater: 108 million [356 ...
Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) Rhinopomatidae ... The Old World leaf-nosed bats. Genus Anthops [45] Flower-faced bat (Anthops ornatus)
Kitti's hog-nosed bat: Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hill, 1974: Karst near rivers; world's smallest bat NT: Family Molossidae: free-tailed bats: Northern free-tailed bat: Chaerephon johorensis Dobson, 1873: Forest VU: Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat: Chaerephon plicatus Buchanan, 1800: Caves, rocky areas, savanna & forests LC Unknown: Hairless bat
Sai Yok is home to Kitti's hog-nosed bat, a rare bat species considered to be the world's smallest mammal (weighing around 2 grams). The bat was first spotted in 1973 and is found only in some limestone caves of the park (including Tham Kang Kao) and surrounding areas in Kanchanaburi Province and nearby Myanmar. [3] [4] [5] [7]
Kitti may refer to: Kitti's hog-nosed bat; Kitti, Federated States of Micronesia; Kitti (name) Marko Kitti; Kitti Thonglongya; Kitti Kudor; Kitti Gróz; Kitti Becséri;