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Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat
Information
Common Name Bumblebee Bat
Range western Thailand and southeast Burma.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Craseonycteridae
Genus Craseonycteris
Species Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Conservation Status
VUSpecies
Vulnerable Species

The Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), also known as the bumblebee bat, is a species of bat and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western Thailand and southeast Burma, where it occupies limestone caves along rivers.

Kitti's hog-nosed bat is the smallest species of bat and arguably the world's smallest mammal. 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 Burma is not well known, the Thai population is restricted to a single province and may be at risk for extinction. Its potential threats are primarily anthropogenic, and include habitat degradation and the disturbance of roosting sites.

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