Bat diversity and its distribution in Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, a wildlife sanctuary of Negros Oriental, Philippines

This study surveyed the flying mammals of Balinsasayao Twin Lakes in Negros Oriental. Mist netting was used to sample bat species in the various sampling sites. A total number of 10 species of bats representing three families was recorded. The most commonly caught and abundant bat species in all sites was the common short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus brachyotis. The area is a secondary growth forest, hence, the abundance of this fruit bat. The watershed also supports endemic bat species at 40% as well as endangered species that include the Nyctimene rabori, Philippine tube-nosed fruit bats and Pteropus pumilus, little golden-mantled flying fox, a Near Threatened. Our results suggest that the forest supports a variety of bat species. However, efforts to protect and conserve the last remaining intact habitats should be done to protect these bat species.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  International Journal of Biosciences

• Publication date

  2021-02-01

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  Not labeled

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.12692/ijb/18.3.182-192
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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