Cave bat diversity of Bohol Island, Philippines

Study Extent

62 caves on Bohol Island, Philippines

Sampling

Bats were captured using mist nets placed across cave entrances and inside passages for two consecutive nights at each cave, with nets opened prior to sunset then continuously monitored, on average, for 6 hours per night.

Quality Control

The dataset was first assembled in a standard form designed for the Asian Bat Call Database (ABCD).The contributor(s) has been worked on the data preparation with assistance from Dr. Joe Chun Chia Huang of SEABCRU, who is also the primary investigtor of the BIFA04-24 project. The contents and format have been reviewed by Joe and Dr. Tamas Golfol from ABCD. The taxonomy of the species records has been carefully reviewed by Dr. Golfol which is very experienced of bat taxonomy in Asia.

Method steps

1. Species data were based on capture records in the field note.

24 bat species belonged to 12 genera of 8 families

1. Chaerephon plicatus
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2. Cynopterus brachyotis
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3. Emballonura alecto
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4. Eonycteris spelaea
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5. Hipposideros ater
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6. Hipposideros coronatus
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7. Hipposideros diadema
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8. Hipposideros obscurus
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9. Hipposideros pygmaeus
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10. Megaderma spasma
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11. Miniopterus australis
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12. Miniopterus schreibersii
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13. Miniopterus tristis
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14. Myotis horsfieldii
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15. Myotis macrotarsus
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16. Ptenochirus jagori
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17. Rhinolophus arcuatus
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18. Rhinolophus macrotis
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19. Rhinolophus philippinensis
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20. Rhinolophus rufus
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21. Rhinolophus virgo
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22. Rousettus amplexicaudatus
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23. Scotophilus kuhlii
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24. Taphozous melanopogon
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Bohol island, Philippines