Chiropteran fauna at forest fringe of Setiu, Terengganu

Abstract

A 30-days study on Chiropteran fauna at Kampung Nyatoh of Setiu was carried out from August 2006 until January 2007. The objectives of this study were to investigate the diversity of bats and to establish a checklist of bats species found at Setiu area for future reference. A total of 97 individual bats were captured and seven recaptured bats, comprising of four families and six species. Three species were megachiroptera, Cynopterus brachyotis, Eonycteris spelaea, and Megaerops ecaudatus from family Pteropodidae. Meanwhile microchiroptera species were Miniopterus magnater from the family Vespertilionidae, Taphozous longimanus from family Emballonuridae and Hipposideros diadema from Hipposideridae. Cynopterus brachyotis was the dominant, followed by Eonycteris spelaea, Miniopterus magnater, Megaerops ecaudatus, Taphozous longimanus and Hipposideros diadema.