With the find, the total number of bat species in India rises to 131, of which 67 are from the northeastern state of Meghalaya, which has the greatest bat. 15.06.2022, Sputnik International
Meghalaya records India’s first bat with sticky disks
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April 18, 2021 16:47 IST
Eudiscopus denticulus was recorded from the Lailad area near the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, about 1,000 km west of its nearest known habitat in Myanmar
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Disk-footed bat recorded for the first time in India. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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Eudiscopus denticulus was recorded from the Lailad area near the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, about 1,000 km west of its nearest known habitat in Myanmar Meghalaya has yielded India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat with sticky disks, taking the species count of the flying mammal in the country to 130.
The disk-footed bat (