A team of scientists has discovered a new species 'Glischropus meghalayanus' of thick-thumbed bat from a bamboo forest in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
Environment
A team of scientists has discovered a new species 'Glischropus meghalayanus' of thick-thumbed bat from a bamboo forest in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. It is a bamboo-dwelling thick-thumbed bat species found near the forested patch of Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary. The species is small in size and has a dark brown colour with a sulphur-yellow belly. This discovery is the first report of a thick-thumbed bat not only from India but also from South Asia.
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