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Kitti's Hog-nosed bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai

A Kitti's Hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) from Thailand. It weighs only about 2 grams and is often referred to as the world's smallest mammal, but several other bat species and a species of shrew are of similar size.

1981AsiaCraseonycteridaeKitti's Hognosed or Bumblebee bat Craseonycteris thonglongyaiMerlin Tuttle's Bat ConservationScience SourceSmugMugThailanddiagnosticsfield workhandheldhandling batsin handportrait