Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat is the smallest species of bat and is the smallest mammal in length (the Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus, barely wins the title for smallest mammal by weight).
In addition to being very small, the Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat is generally reddish-brown or grey in color, with a distinctive pig-like snout. They forage for insects in short bouts, and are thought to feed mainly on small flies and flying ants. Foraging ranges are very restricted, with most bats staying within 1 kilometer of the roost site. The roost in small groups within caves, averaging about 100 individuals.
With so few known populations, there is still limited information about this bat. Main threats to this bat are human disturbance due to religion visit and fertilizer collection, as well as limestone mining and forest habitat loss.
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