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The species has been named Myotis nimbaensis in recognition of the Guinea mountain range it inhabits. “It has this bright-orange fur…it was so distinct,” said scientist Winifred Frick.
In a tweet, American Museum of natural history said, ” New research alert! A new species of a striking orange & black bat from the Nimba Mountains in West Africa has been described by scientists from the Museum & BatConIntl”