A new species of bamboo-dwelling bat was discovered in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The species has been named Glischropus meghalayanus.
- The species was found near the forested patch of Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary.
- The present discovery is the first report of a thick-thumbed bat not only from India but also from South Asia.
- The scientists behind the discovery are Uttam Saikia from the Zoological Survey of India; Gabor Csorba of the Hungarian Natural History Museum and Manuel Ruedi of the Natural History Museum of Geneva.
- Thick-thumbed bats of the genus Glischropus are currently composed of four recognised species from Southeast Asia.
- The newly discovered species is small in size and has a dark brown colour with sulphur yellow belly.
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