First Bamboo – Dwelling Bat of India

Meghalaya State produced the first bamboo-dwelling bat of India with a sticky plate.

The disc-footed bat (Eudiscopus denticulus) was recorded in the Lailad area of Meghalaya near the Negkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, about 1,000 kilometres west of the nearest known habitat in Myanmar.

Disc-footed bats have increased the number of bats in Meghalaya to 66, which is the highest of all states in India. It also helped increase the genera and species of the Indian bat .

IUCN Status: Least Concern