MORPHOMETRICS OF FULVOUS FRUIT BAT (ROUSETTUS LESCHENAULTI) FROM LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Authors: M. Shahbaz, A. Javid, T. Javed, M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan, S.M. Hussain
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 24  Issue: 3  Pages: 955-960
Year: 2014
DOI: NA
URL: https://doi.org/NA
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>Present study on Fulvous fruit bat (<em>Rousettus leschenaulti)</em> from October 2011 to March 2012 in the vicinity of Lahore, Pakistan took morphometric measurements of 15 (9♂ and 6♀) bat specimens. The average head and body length of all 15 specimens was 99.55 &plusmn; 15.035mm, forearm was 77.64 &plusmn; 6.373mm long, lengths of 3rd, 4th and 5th metacarpals were 52.73 &plusmn; 4.832 mm, 51.56 &plusmn; 4.996mm and 49.86 &plusmn; 3.998, respectively and the tail length was 11.1 &plusmn; 3.072mm. The greatest skull length (n= 9) was 35.89 &plusmn; 2.848mm, breadth of braincase was 15.44 &plusmn; 1.509mm while bacular length of a male specimen was 3.075mm.</p>

Keywords: Fulvous fruit bat, Greatest skull length, Baculum, Badian