{"title":"Identification of Tom Bat Species (Taphozous Longimanus Hardwicke, 1825) in the Field Based on their Morphological Characteristics","authors":"G. Paliwal, S. Bhandarkar","doi":"10.31786/09756272.18.9.1.122","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Bats are the most diverse and abundant group of small mammals, having great economic & ecological benefits. The specimen (n =1) of Taphozous longimanus was captured from an old dilapidated house on 9th June 2016 during a survey at Arjuni/Morgaon town in Gondia District of Maharashtra. External morphological parameters were examined and there after specimen were rescued at the same habitat. Bat is a very important keystone member in the ecosystem, play a vital role in maintaining ecobalance. Bats are threatened because of variety of reasons. Conservation of bats is essential; understanding its vital role in the ecosystem the present study was undertaken .","PeriodicalId":11960,"journal":{"name":"ESSENCE International Journal for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ESSENCE International Journal for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31786/09756272.18.9.1.122","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Bats are the most diverse and abundant group of small mammals, having great economic & ecological benefits. The specimen (n =1) of Taphozous longimanus was captured from an old dilapidated house on 9th June 2016 during a survey at Arjuni/Morgaon town in Gondia District of Maharashtra. External morphological parameters were examined and there after specimen were rescued at the same habitat. Bat is a very important keystone member in the ecosystem, play a vital role in maintaining ecobalance. Bats are threatened because of variety of reasons. Conservation of bats is essential; understanding its vital role in the ecosystem the present study was undertaken .