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First record of Andersen’s leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros gentilis, and hairy-faced myotis, Myotis annectans from Bangladesh

  • Mohammad A. Aziz ORCID logo EMAIL logo and Aung S. N. Marma
Published/Copyright: February 5, 2025
Mammalia
From the journal Mammalia Volume 89 Issue 3

Abstract

We report the first country record of Andersen’s leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros gentilis, and hairy-faced myotis, Myotis annectans from a gorge in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Additionally, a large colony of dawn bat, Eonycteris spelaea, and grand leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros grandis was found in the gorge which are the second country records. We provided specimen-based evidence by evaluating external and craniodental measurements of recorded bats supplemented with salient morphological features. This study enhances the number of national bat fauna and highlights the importance of continued bat surveys in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Bandarban; Chittagong Hill Tracts; Chiroptera; Eonycteris spelaea ; Hipposideros grandis
Corresponding author: Mohammad A. Aziz, Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

Our field survey was supported through local assistance and lodging by Mongsaching Marma, Khoi Mra Ching Marma, Thongmia Khumi, Prethong Khumi, Khingsai Khumi, and Kote Khumi. Md. Aminur Rahman, Md. Ameer Hamza, and Md. Abul Kalam of the Department of Zoology provided technical and administrative support to this project. We acknowledge the assistance during field survey offered by Md. Abdur Rahman of the Bandarban Forest Division of the Bangladesh Forest Department.

  1. Research ethics: All procedures followed for this research were in accordance with the national laws and permissions.

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: MAA, ASNM conceived the idea and conducted the field survey and data collection; MAA wrote the manuscript, ASNM reviewed it. The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  4. Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: Not applicable.

  5. Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  6. Research funding: Jahangirnagar University provided a research grant (2023–2024) to the first author for this research project.

  7. Data availability Not applicable.

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Received: 2024-10-05
Accepted: 2025-01-22
Published Online: 2025-02-05
Published in Print: 2025-05-26

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0140
Keywords for this article
Bandarban; Chittagong Hill Tracts; Chiroptera; Eonycteris spelaea; Hipposideros grandis

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  4. Ecology
  5. New ecological aspects of the pacarana (Dinomys branickii) in southeastern Peru
  6. Variation in mammal ecological patterns in response to seasonality in a Brazilian tropical dry forest
  7. Niche partitioning between two marsupials inhabiting the Yungas of Northwestern Argentina: overlapping diets in non-overlapping lifestyles?
  8. Characteristics of tree hollows used by Nilgiri marten Martes gwatkinsii in the Western Ghats, India
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