| Bat's discovery 'very cool thing' |
| Sunday, July 30, 2006 |
The discovery of a new species of bat by Field Museum researchers has conservationists breathing a rare sigh of relief.
Native to Madagascar, the Myzopodagenus of bats -- known for having hind feet and thumbs with suckers on them -- was thought to have only one species in its ranks. It was also considered endangered by the conversion of the island country's moist tropical forests to slashed-and-burned agricultural land.
'Not in as much trouble'
But the recent discovery of a second species of Myzopodasuggests that these sucker-footed bats are more common than experts thought.
"Typically, you hear doom and gloom about global warming and the loss of natural habitats ... with good reason, but here's an example of where we can say, wait a minute, we were wrong," said Bill Stanley, collection manager for the Field's mammal division. "This particular species of bat is not in as much trouble as we thought."
The new species, Myzopoda schliemanni, is found only in the dry western forests of Madagascar. The other member of the family, Myzopoda aurita, lives in the humid eastern portion of the country.
Both species use suckers to climb and stick to the surface of leaves, where they roost.
Years analyzing the bat
Only one other group of bats, an unrelated family from South America, has these unique organs, Stanley said.
"It's a very cool thing for us," Stanley said of the rare find.
It appears the new Myzopoda species was able to thrive in deforested areas by adapting to a broad-leaf plant known as the travelers' palm, which is usually one of the first to grow in these devastated zones, Stanley said.
Specimens of Myzopoda schliemanni were first collected by Field biologist Steven M. Goodman in 2003, but it took years of analyzing skull measurements and other characteristics to confirm that it was a new species.
Credit to Monifia ThomasLabels: Biology
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