From the standpoint of conservation, this is the first study to investigate the population structure and evolutionary history of the world's smallest mammal, the bumblebee bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai. “This species of bat is rare and endangered charismatic, limited to a region of 2000 km2 in the border area between Thailand and Burma and is considered one of the ten species evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered (Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered, EDGE, species)“, said Dr. Emma Teeling.
Kutoka kwa upande wa uhifadhi, hii ni utafiti wa kwanza kuchunguza muundo wa idadi ya watu na historia ya mabadiliko ya mamalia duniani ndogo, bat bumblebee, Craseonycteris thonglongyai . “ Hii aina ya popo ni nadra na kuhatarisha charismatic, mdogo wa mkoa wa 2000 km 2 katika eneo la mpaka kati ya Thailand na Burma na kuchukuliwa moja ya aina kumi evolutionarily tofauti na kimataifa hatarini (Evolutionary tofauti na Kimataifa hatarini, Makali, aina)“, souligne le Dk Emma Teeling .