RECENT RECORD OF DESERT YELLOW HOUSE BAT, SCOTOECUS PALLIDUS (ORDER CHIROPTERA) FROM PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Authors: M. Shahbaz, A. Javid, S. M. Hussain, M. Ashraf, H. Azmat
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 25  Issue: 2  Pages: 599-602
Year: 2015
DOI: NA
URL: https://doi.org/NA
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>The desert yellow house bat,&nbsp;<em>Scotoecus pallidus&nbsp;</em>is an endemic species of Indian sub-continent with type locality Mian Mir, Lahore, During present study 36 specimens of&nbsp;<em>S. pallidus</em>&nbsp;were captured from Gujranwala, Mandi Bhauddin and Hafizabad districts of Punjab, Pakistan The morphological features, external body, cranial and bacular measurements of captured specimens were compared with available literature. Average head and body length of all the captured specimens (n = 36) of&nbsp;<em>S. pallidus&nbsp;</em>was 55.9 mm, average forearm length was 37.0 mm, greatest skull length (n = 5) was 14.8 mm while average baculum length (n = 3) was 5.0 mm. Bacular features of the species are reported for the first time in country.</p>

Keywords: Cranial measurements; baculum size; agro-ecosystem; Punjab