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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. Discovered by Thai zoologist Kitti Thonglongya in 1974, it's also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat because of its pink, pig-like snout.
Bumblebee bats live in limestone caves within forests and have only been found in small areas of western Thailand and south-east Myanmar. The bumblebee bats ' habitat is being destroyed by deforestation and tourism, leading the International Union for Conservation of Nature to classify the animal as endangered.
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A bat measuring just over one inch is the smallest mammal in the world.