rekordy: Bat

Evidence: 94 • authority: 72

Bats (order Chiroptera ) are winged mammals, the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, using long, spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and one of the smallest extant mammals, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is 29–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in length, 150 mm (5.9 in) across the forearm and 2 g (0.071 oz) in mass. The largest bats are the flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) reaching a weight of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) and having a wingspan of 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in). The second-largest order of mammals after rodents, bats account for about 20% of all classified mammal species…

Evidence: 54 • authority: 72

Mammalia is a class of vertebrate animals. Members of this class are called mammals. It comprises 6,121 extant species, which are grouped into 1,308 genera in 163 families, themselves grouped into 27 orders in 3 major divisions. These orders contain between one and thousands of species. Mammals are characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding their young, a neocortex region of the brain, and fur or hair. Mammals are native to all major land masses and the oceans, and can be found worldwide. They live in every habitat on Earth. The basic mammalian body type is quadrupedal, with most mammals using four limbs for terrestrial locomotion, but in some…

Evidence: 54 • authority: 72

Chiroptera is an order of flying placental mammals. Members of this order are called chiropterans, or bats. The order comprises 1513 extant species, which are grouped into 237 genera. The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all mammal species worldwide. The majority of bats live in South and Central America, Africa, and southern and Southeast Asia, but the order can be found in most of the world outside of Antarctica and the arctic. They live in a variety of habitats, particularly forests and caves but also grasslands, savannas, shrublands, wetlands, deserts, and rocky areas. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of su…

Evidence: 45 • authority: 72

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). 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 a…

Evidence: 41 • authority: 88

Diet analysis of kitti’s hog-nosed bat craseonycteris thonglongyai hill, 1974 using next generation sequencing technique. Kitti's hog-nosed bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai, Hill 1974 was a vulnerable species in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2008. However, this species was reassessed to be near threatened species due to roosting caves discovery resulted in the increased total population size. Despite that, disturbance on its roosting and foraging sites from human activities are still occurred. Previous studies proposed that Kitti’s hog-nosed bats forage using familiar flight path within short distance from roosting cave. The foraging bouts were also short. Thus, there is a limitatio…

Evidence: 41 • authority: 92

Development and cross-amplification of novel SSR markers for population genetic analysis of Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) in Thailand.. Kitti's hog-nosed bat or Craseonycteris thonglongyai is the only species in the family Craseonycteridae genus Craseonycteris and is considered as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of near-threatened vulnerable animals. This study aimed primarily to develop and characterize novel SSR markers specific to C. thonglongyai and secondarily to apply these markers for a preliminary assessment of genetic diversity within the species to develop a strategic conservation management plan. A total of 86 simple sequence repeats (SSR) primer pairs were…