Annotated checklist of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Mount Cameroon, southwestern Cameroon

IF 0.9 3区生物学 Q3 ZOOLOGY

Zoosystema Pub Date : 2020-09-24 DOI:10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a24

Aaron Manga Mongombe, E. B. Bakwo Fils, J. Tamesse

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ABSTRACT Mount Cameroon is a priority area for global biodiversity conservation, considering its high species richness and endemism across many taxa. As of yet, its Chiroptera fauna is still poorly known. Thus this paper aims to provide an updated checklist of the Chiroptera fauna of Mount Cameroon based on our own field data, previously published data and data from museum collections. Details on published references and conservation statuses are also provided for each species. During our field surveys (2016-2018), 613 individuals and 21 species were recorded. Among them three species are new to the area: Mops (Xiphonycteris) nanulus J. A. Allen, 1917, Mops (Xiphonycteris) thersites (Thomas, 1903) and Glauconycteris egeria Thomas, 1913. These new records bring the number of known bat species in the Mount Cameroon area to 38, belonging to seven families. This includes Pteropodidae Gray, 1821 (eleven species), Hipposideridae Gray, 1821 (six species), Rhinolophidae Gray, 1825 (three species), Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875 (three species), Vespertilionidae Gray, 1821 (seven species), Nycteridae Van der Hoeven, 1855 (five species) and Molossidae Gervais, 1856 (three species). We also observe that 23.7% of bats in the area are frugivorous (nine species), 71.1% are insectivorous (27 species) and 5.3% are nectarivorous (two species). Moreover, because of the increasing rate of deforestation in the area caused by slash-and-burn shifting cultivation and expansion of agro-industrial plantations, knowledge of the regional chiropteran fauna is imperative, especially as this information can provide a base for the development of future management and conservation strategies.

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喀麦隆西南部喀麦隆山蝙蝠(哺乳目:翼翅目)注释清单

摘要：喀麦隆山是全球生物多样性保护的重点地区，因为它在许多分类群中具有高度的物种丰富度和特有性。到目前为止，它的翼手目动物群仍然鲜为人知。因此，本文旨在根据我们自己的实地数据、先前公布的数据和博物馆收藏的数据，提供喀麦隆山翼手目动物群的最新清单。还提供了每个物种的已发表参考文献和保护状态的详细信息。在我们的实地调查（2016-2018）中，记录了613个个体和21个物种。其中三个物种是该地区的新物种：Mops（Xiphonycteris）nanulus J.A.Allen，1917，Mops（xiphonycters）thersites（Thomas，1903）和Glauconycteris egeria Thomas，1913。这些新记录使喀麦隆山地区已知的蝙蝠物种数量达到38种，分属7个科。其中包括灰蝶科，1821年（11种），灰犀科，1822年（6种），白犀鸟科，1825年（3种），多布森小翅科，1875年（三种），灰色Vespertionidae，1821（7种），范德霍文尼克菌科，1855年（5种）和热尔韦Molossidae，1856年（3物种）。我们还观察到，该地区23.7%的蝙蝠食草（9种），71.1%的蝙蝠食虫（27种），5.3%的蝙蝠食蜜（2种）。此外，由于该地区因刀耕火种的轮作和农工业种植园的扩张而导致的森林砍伐率不断上升，因此必须了解该地区的翼手目动物群，特别是因为这些信息可以为制定未来的管理和保护战略提供基础。

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Zoosystema 生物-动物学

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2.00

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期刊介绍： Zoosystema is a fast-track and peer-reviewed journal, devoted to the inventory, analysis and interpretation of animal biodiversity. It publishes, in French or English, original results of zoological research, particularly in systematics and related fields: comparative, functional and evolutionary morphology, phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomy and nomenclature, etc. All articles published in Zoosystema are compliant with the different nomenclatural codes. A copyright assignment will be signed by the authors before publication.