New Bat Species Discovered in Philippines
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MANILA (AFP) - "A new species of flying fox or fruit bat has been discovered on an island south of Manila, it was reported Monday.
The orange-coloured bat with a distinctive white-stripped face was discovered in a protected wildlife area on Mindoro Island, the Philippine Star newspaper said quoting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The discovery was a result of joint research between the University of Kansas' Biodiversity Research Center and a team from the Comparative Biogeography and Conservation of Philippine Vertebrates (CBCPV), the paper said.
Known as the Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat for its striking facial features the bat was discovered by accident when it was caught in a net set by the researchers.
One of the Filipino researchers, Jake Esselstyn, told the paper that the bat was found during a survey of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in Sablayan region on the west coast of the island.
Details of the finding were published last week in the Journal of Mammalogy.
The discovery of the new fruit bat species brings the number of bat species in the Philippines to 74 with 26 unique to the Philippines, the paper said."
In a related story:
A new species of bat discovered in Virginia/Washington D.C. area over this past weekend.
Scientists have labeled it the giant bigmouth moonbat (brainmortius shriekius ignoramus sociali).
MANILA (AFP) - "A new species of flying fox or fruit bat has been discovered on an island south of Manila, it was reported Monday.
The orange-coloured bat with a distinctive white-stripped face was discovered in a protected wildlife area on Mindoro Island, the Philippine Star newspaper said quoting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The discovery was a result of joint research between the University of Kansas' Biodiversity Research Center and a team from the Comparative Biogeography and Conservation of Philippine Vertebrates (CBCPV), the paper said.
Known as the Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat for its striking facial features the bat was discovered by accident when it was caught in a net set by the researchers.
One of the Filipino researchers, Jake Esselstyn, told the paper that the bat was found during a survey of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in Sablayan region on the west coast of the island.
Details of the finding were published last week in the Journal of Mammalogy.
The discovery of the new fruit bat species brings the number of bat species in the Philippines to 74 with 26 unique to the Philippines, the paper said."
In a related story:
A new species of bat discovered in Virginia/Washington D.C. area over this past weekend.
Scientists have labeled it the giant bigmouth moonbat (brainmortius shriekius ignoramus sociali).
posted by white trash republican at Monday, September 17, 2007
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