Tag: endangered bats

IUCN Species of the Day: Kitti’s Hog-Nose Bat

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  Photo credit: Merlin D. Tuttle   Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Also known as the Bumblebee Bat, this tiny species from west-central Thailand and south-east Myanmar, is Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Honduran White Bat

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  Photo credit: Kevin Schafer   The Honduran White Bat, Ectophylla alba, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. True to its name, this tiny bat has a distinctive white coat, and is restricted Continue Reading