Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

Insectivorous bats spend approximately half of their lives in the roost. Most of them are cave-dwelling and use the caves as roosting grounds. Roosts are important for mating, hibernation, rearing young, and a place to socialise, while providing protection from predators in a thermo-stable environme...

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Main Authors: Azniza Mahyudin, S S Sukiman, Vijay Kumar Subbiah, Mohammad Zahirul Hoque
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spelling my.ums.eprints.341292022-09-27T04:21:43Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34129/ Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia Azniza Mahyudin S S Sukiman Vijay Kumar Subbiah Mohammad Zahirul Hoque QL750-795 Animal behavior Insectivorous bats spend approximately half of their lives in the roost. Most of them are cave-dwelling and use the caves as roosting grounds. Roosts are important for mating, hibernation, rearing young, and a place to socialise, while providing protection from predators in a thermo-stable environment. This study aims to assess the diversity of insectivorous bats at Madai caves in Kunak, Lahad Datu, Sabah over a temporal period of 8 years. The sampling of bats was conducted twice i.e. in August 2010 and in December 2018. Harp traps and mist nets were used to sample bats in all sampling sessions. Eighteen species of bats, including two fruit bats, Cynopterus brachyotis and Rousettus spinalatus, were identified from the study site. Four insectivorous bat species were found in both years consistently i.e. Hipposideros cervinus, Rhinolophus creaghi, R. philippinensis, and Chaerephon plicatus. The species list in 2010 and 2018 differed by more than 50%, which may be a cause of concern and warrants further investigation. Most of the listed species are categorised as Least Concern, under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, except for Rousettus spinalatus, Hipposideros ridleyi and Miniopterus schreibersii which are listed as vulnerable. Only Hipposideros dyacorum is protected under Sabah Wildlife Enactment (1997). These findings will assist policymakers in making decisions on the importance to conserve the natural habitats of bats. IOP Publishing 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34129/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34129/2/ABSTRACT.pdf Azniza Mahyudin and S S Sukiman and Vijay Kumar Subbiah and Mohammad Zahirul Hoque (2022) Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 14 - 15 December 2021, Online platform. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1053/1/012017/pdf https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1053/1/012017
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Azniza Mahyudin
S S Sukiman
Vijay Kumar Subbiah
Mohammad Zahirul Hoque
Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
description Insectivorous bats spend approximately half of their lives in the roost. Most of them are cave-dwelling and use the caves as roosting grounds. Roosts are important for mating, hibernation, rearing young, and a place to socialise, while providing protection from predators in a thermo-stable environment. This study aims to assess the diversity of insectivorous bats at Madai caves in Kunak, Lahad Datu, Sabah over a temporal period of 8 years. The sampling of bats was conducted twice i.e. in August 2010 and in December 2018. Harp traps and mist nets were used to sample bats in all sampling sessions. Eighteen species of bats, including two fruit bats, Cynopterus brachyotis and Rousettus spinalatus, were identified from the study site. Four insectivorous bat species were found in both years consistently i.e. Hipposideros cervinus, Rhinolophus creaghi, R. philippinensis, and Chaerephon plicatus. The species list in 2010 and 2018 differed by more than 50%, which may be a cause of concern and warrants further investigation. Most of the listed species are categorised as Least Concern, under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, except for Rousettus spinalatus, Hipposideros ridleyi and Miniopterus schreibersii which are listed as vulnerable. Only Hipposideros dyacorum is protected under Sabah Wildlife Enactment (1997). These findings will assist policymakers in making decisions on the importance to conserve the natural habitats of bats.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Azniza Mahyudin
S S Sukiman
Vijay Kumar Subbiah
Mohammad Zahirul Hoque
author_facet Azniza Mahyudin
S S Sukiman
Vijay Kumar Subbiah
Mohammad Zahirul Hoque
author_sort Azniza Mahyudin
title Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Research notes on bats' species assemblage in Madai Cave of Segama Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort research notes on bats' species assemblage in madai cave of segama valley, sabah, malaysia
publisher IOP Publishing
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34129/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34129/2/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34129/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1053/1/012017/pdf
https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1053/1/012017
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