What is the bumblebee bat?
Q: What is the bumblebee bat?
A: The bumblebee bat is an endangered species of bat, which is the only member of the family Craseonycteridae. It is the smallest species of bat and one of the world's smallest mammals.
Q: Where does the bumblebee bat occur?
A: The bumblebee bat occurs in western Thailand and southeast Burma.
Q: Where does the bumblebee bat usually live?
A: The bumblebee bat usually lives in limestone caves along rivers.
Q: What does the bumblebee bat look like?
A: The bumblebee bat has a reddish-brown or grey coat, with a distinctive pig-like snout.
Q: What does the bumblebee bat feed on?
A: The bumblebee bat feeds on insects and forages around nearby forest areas during short activity periods in the evening and dawn.
Q: How many individuals are there in a typical colony of bumblebee bats?
A: Colonies of bumblebee bats vary in size, with an average of 100 individuals per cave.
Q: How many offspring do female bumblebee bats have each year?
A: Female bumblebee bats have only one offspring per year.
