ENV

12 species of bat uncovered in Nui Chua National Park

Source: http://www.english.vietnamnet.vn
Date: 13 April 2009

http://www.english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/04/841654/

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists of the programme for basic research of wildlife in the semi-dry forest in Nui Chua National Park in Ninh Thuan province have discovered 12 species of bat.


Rhinolophus affinis and Murina cyclotis bats.

With mist nets, scientists collected samples of 12 species of bat in this area. This is the first research work about the distribution of bats in Nui Chua National Park.

Among the 12 bat species, there is Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis), which is listed in the Vietnam Red Book.

However, researching bats by mist net is not perfect because bat species which have developed ultrasound locating system are not trapped by nets. It is hoped that the diversity of bat species identified in Nui Chua National Park will increase when scientists have more modern equipment to collect bat samples.

The program for basic research of wildlife in the semi-dry forest in Nui Chua National Park was carried out from 2003-2006, chaired by professor Doan Canh from the Tropical Biology Institute.

Chiroptera

Fruit bats - Pteropodidae

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat – Cynopterus sphinx (Vahl, 1797).

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat – Cynopterus brachyotis (Miiller, 1838).

Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat – Megaerops niphanae (Temminck, 1837).

Leschenault's Rousette fruit bat – Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820).

Horseshoe bats – Hipposideridae

Great Roundleaf Bat – Hipposideros armiger (Horsfield, 1851).

Intermediat Roundleaf Bat – Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield, 1823).

Bicolored Roundleaf Bat – Hipposideros bicolor (Temminck, 1834).

Horseshoe bats – Rhinolophidae

Intermediat Horseshoe Bat – Rhinolophus affinis (Horsfield, 1823).

Pearson's Horseshoe Bat – Rhinolophus pearsoni (Horsfield, 1851).

Least Horseshoe Bat – Rhinolophus pusillus (Temmincki, 1834).

Rhinolophinae horseshoe bats – Rhinolophus sp.

Vesper bats – Vespertilionidae

Round-eared tube-nosed bat – Murina cyclotis (Dobson, 1872).