Bamboo bat

Earlier this year, a brand new subspecies of bamboo bat was found in the Andaman archipelago, between India and Myanmar. This new subspecies, called the Tylonycteris malayana eremtaga, was the result of the first large-scale exploration of this archipelago by the Department of Zoology of the Osmania University. Bamboo bats are named after unique fondness for roosting by day in the hollows of large bamboo shoots. This latest subspecies stands apart from the rest due to their slightly smaller and broader skulls, as well as their lighter grey color.