This is as exciting as discovering a mini pterodactyl

Good comment Richard. It is indeed exciting when new species are discovered under our noses so to speak. There are an awful lot of critters, especially smaller varieties, that are completely unknown to science. However, they are indeed usually well known to the local indigenous peoples. The Philippines has suffered a tremendous amount of habitat degradation and deforestation in the last 30-40 years. I hope they will some some significant areas that they have left for the sake of the bats and others.