Hog-nosed Bat
Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Craseonycteridae
Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), also known as the bumblebee bat or hog-nosed bat, is a near-threatened species of bat and the only extant member of the family Craseonycteridae. It occurs in western Thailand and southeast Myanmar, 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 by body length (the Etruscan shrew is regarded as the smallest by body mass).
La Kitti à nez de porc (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), également appelée Chauve-souris bourdon à cause de sa taille minuscule, est une espèce animale de l'ordre des chiroptères. C'est l'unique espèce du genre Craseonycteris, lui-même l'unique genre de la famille des Craseonycteridae. L'espèce a été découverte en 1973 dans une grotte calcaire du parc national thaïlandais de Sai Yok.
El murciélago nariz de cerdo de Kitti, murciélago abejorro o murciélago moscardón (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) es una especie amenazada de murciélago originaria del oeste de Tailandia y el sureste de Birmania, donde vive en cuevas de cal, cerca de ríos. Es el único miembro de la familia Craseonycteridae. Mide entre 29 y 33 milímetros de largo, y su masa es de unos 2 gramos.
Distribution
Sources and credits
Photo(c) Sébastien J. Puechmaille1,*, Pipat Soisook2, Medhi Yokubol2, Piyathip Piyapan2,Meriadeg Ar Gouilh3, 4, Khin Mie Mie5, Khin Khin Kyaw5, Iain Mackie6,Sara Bumrungsri2, Ariya Dejtaradol2, Tin Nwe5, Si Si Hla Bu7, Chutamas Satasook2,Paul J. Bates8, Emma C. T, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BYDescriptionKitti's hog-nosed bat, Wikipedia contributorsSafetywikidataMore from the same order
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