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T1 MORMOPHOMETRIC CHARACTERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF BAT (Mammalia: Chiroptera) FAUNA IN NORTHWESTERN PAKISTAN
A1 F. U. Rahman
A1 F. Perveen
A1 T. Rauf
A1 M. Salim
A1 Z. Ali
A1 M. N. K. Khattak
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 25
IS 3
SP 184
OP 190
YR 2015
FD 2015/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) are significantly important as seeds dispersal, pollinators and biological pest control agents. The present study was conducted to explore the diversity of bats in districts Charsadda, Kohat, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan from July 2011 to May 2013. During the present study 10 bat species belonging to 5 genera and 4 families were recorded. Bat species recorded were Pteropus giganteus Brunnich with body mass (BM) 1121.9±38.9 gm; forearm length (FA) 174.10±1.7 mm; Hipposideros fulvus Gray with BM: 8.67±0.98 g; FA: 42.0±0.1 mm; Pipistrellus ceylonicus Kelaart BM: 8.90±0.99 g; HBL: 8.90±0.99 g: FA: 95.95±1.33 mm; Pipistrellus coromandra Gray BM: 5.95±0.80; FA: 29.14±0.89 mm; Pipistrellus tenuis Temminck BM: 5.56±0.65 g; FA: 28.99±0.94 mm; Pipistrellus javanicus Gray BM 7.6±0.5 mm; FA: 31.8±0.6 mm; Rhinopoma hardwickii Gray BM: 26.8±1.96 mm; FA: 54.18±0.86 mm; Rhinopoma microphyllum Brunnich BM: 19.09±1.36 mm; FA: 68.71±1.05 mm; Scotophilus heathii Horsfield BM: 36.60±3.80 g; FA: 61.9±1.4 mm; Scotophilus kuhlii Leech BM: 21.5±1.29 mm and FA: 53.77±1.53, respectively. This paper documented new information about bat fauna, their morphometry, habitats, conservation, threats and distribution map to the bats in Pakistan. Detail information about their status and biology may be needed. significant by many biologists (Mahmood-ul-Hassan et al. 2006). However, deforestation, urbanization and
K1 Chiroptera, Bat, Habitat, Morphology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-628