Date: July 12, 2018
Source: Field Museum
Summary:
DNA analysis of fuzzy yellow bats
in Kenya revealed at least two new species unknown to science. It's important
because Africa's biodiversity is often under-studied and poorly understood,
even though bats play a crucial role in agriculture and public health.
After Halloween, people tend to
forget about bats. But, for farmers, residents of Kenya, and scientists, bats
are a part of everyday life. While North America has 44 species, Kenya, a
country the size of Texas, has 110 bat species. Many of these species also
contain subspecies and further divisions that can make the bat family tree look
like a tangled mess. Researchers set out to cut the clutter by sorting the
lineages of yellow house bats and in the process found two new species.
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