Bumblebee bats – aka Kitti’s hog-nosed bats, named after discoverer Kitti Thonglongya – are among the rarest bats in the world, and certifiably the smallest mammals, according to Guinness World ...

While many of these bats haven’t even been assessed by the IUCN, 7 are known to be Critically Endangered, 15 are Endangered and 44 are Vulnerable. The bumblebee bat roosts in caves in Thailand ...

With over 1,400 known species, bats make up about one-fifth of all mammal species on Earth. Some are tiny, like the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny, while others, like the ...

The Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), also known as the bumblebee bat, is the smallest bat, weighing only 0.06 to 0.09 ounces and a wingspan of about 6 inches. Bats are ...

The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), weighing in at just barely 2 grams and measuring 1 to 1.3 inches in length, about the size of a large bumblebee.

The bumblebee bat spends most of its day at rest. (Credit: Amarisa M/Shutterstock) In the world of teeny-tiny mammals, the bumblebee bat takes the cake – or, the crumb? Also called the hog-nosed bat ...

The museum houses many animals and artifacts that are not in any other museum in the country, including the Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, also known as the "bumblebee bat" -- the smallest mammal in the ...

thonglongyai, the sole representative of the monotypic bat family Craseonycteridae. To illuminate the early stages of the speciation process, we examined the ecological and genetic factors that ...

In Myanmar, a scientist with Smithsonian’s Global Health Program examines the world’s smallest mammal, a bumblebee bat. Roshan Patel / National Zoo Earlier this year, when leading infectious ...

As the only mammal that can fly, there's no doubt that bats are exceptional creatures. Common misconceptions and fears about bats have led many people to regard these nocturnal flyers as nothing ...