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Scientists discover new species "panda bat" in Sudan

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According to media reports, researchers recently discovered a new species of bat similar to the body pattern of pandas in southern Sudan, claiming that this is a once-in-a-lifetime major discovery.

Scientists discover new species "panda bat" in Sudan

Panda bats are very rare and scientists believe it is a new species. Dean Reed, an associate professor of biology at Bucknell University in the United States, who led the research, said: "This bat black and white fur pattern deeply attracted me, it is obvious that this is a very unique animal, I have never seen it before, when I saw it, I knew that this is a once-in-a-lifetime major discovery." ”

It is reported that Dean found the panda bat in the Bangangai prey breeding and protected area in southern Sudan, and she returned to the United States to conduct in-depth research and analysis of the bat sample, and found that it was closer to the Glauconycteris superba found in congo in 1939, but she and her colleagues did not think it belonged to the genus Light Gray Bat.

"After careful analysis, it does not belong to the genus Light Grey Bat, and its skull, wings, body shape and ear characteristics confirm that it is different from the light gray bat species," Dean said. It's so unique that we need to divide it into a new species. ”

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