Bat Species Diversity in the Merapoh Rich Limestone-rich Area within Lipis National Geopark, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Merapoh, Pahang, is an area rich with limestone karst located within the Lipis National Geopark and home to the Sungai Relau gate of Taman Negara Pahang, a totally protected rainforest in Malaysia. Much of the research conducted here is mainly inside the National Park, with few published faunal records for the Merapoh caves. This study compiled the data on the bat species diversity of eight Merapoh caves (March 2020 to March 2022) using mist nets and harp traps. Our results indicate that Chiroptera diversity at Merapoh caves is rich, with a total of 32 species recorded from 865 individuals and four new locality records for the State of Pahang, namely Rousettusleschenaultii, Lyrodermalyra, Rhinolophuscoelophyllus and Hipposiderospomona. Gua Gunting has the highes

SUBMITTER: Hasrizal Fuad AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584670 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature