The pig-nosed bat is the smallest mammal on Earth. Its body length is about three centimeters, and its weight does not exceed two grams.
The pig-nosed bat differs from all other mammals by having the smallest body size and a special nose structure. It is important for nature because it helps control insect populations in forests and caves of Southeast Asia.
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
birth time
breeding
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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nest inside a tree trunk or in a cave/crevice, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
echolocation
days
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
tropical forest
Snout color
Repro interval
results
caves
aerial
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
nest inside a tree trunk or in a cave/crevice
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
in hollows and caves
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Age (larva)
Feeding occurs in open air space above ground or water.
Wings size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Ears size
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
flight
Pets
Indomalayan realm
Indomalayan realm
{name} jubilee
aerial catching using echolocation
cm
Old-timers
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Wingspan
Captures prey or food items while in active flight.
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
if born as {name}
caring mother
spiders
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
rest
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
small insects
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Body size
live flies, horseflies, dipterans
land
{name} birthday
Always hot
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Hot with heavy summer rains
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
insectivore
Body color
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
up to ~3 grams, up to 3 centimeters
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
Snout size
protection from sun
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
hawking
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
spiders
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
flies
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
from birth to death
Ears color
early young
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
flies
small insects
Duration
This is me
Gamers
hot, heavy rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
How are they built?
small insects without further specification
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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hills
My age?
wk
My size?
live spiders — arachnids of all sizes
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Capturing or collecting food while airborne.
Sand grain
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Length
kg
Observations
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