Record of Fulvus Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838 from Jammu and Kashmir, India

Saikia, Uttam; Sharma, Rama; Sharma, Diwakar

doi:10.11609/jott.zpj.1364.2197

“…A brief comparison of the bat fauna of HP and J&K is worthwhile, primarily because of the proximity of the two regions, somewhat similar climate and topography, and their shared biogeographic history. At the generic and species level, chiropteran diversity of the two states is fairly comparable, with 18 genera and 32 species in J&K (Bates & Harrison, 1997;Chakraborty, 1983;Saikia et al, 2006) compared with 14 genera and 28 species in HP (Saikia et al, 2011). Among these, six genera and 16 species are exclusive to J&K and two genera and 12 species are found only in HP, while 12 genera and 16 species are common to both the regions.…”

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“…tenuis). Nath (1979Nath ( , 1985Nath ( , 1987 (Saikia et al, 2004(Saikia et al, , 2006. Recently, Saikia et al (2011) gave a detailed account on the Chiroptera of HP, however, such consolidated information is lacking for J&K. This article tries to collate together the available information on the same and to present it in the light of past zoogeographic history.…”

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Bat fauna of the western Himalaya of India: a zoogeographic perspective

Saikia¹,

Boro²

2013

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A zoogeographic analysis of the chiropteran fauna of western Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is presented. Based on field surveys, study of museum specimens and published literature, 44 species of bats in 20 genera have been reported from the study area. By virtue of its transitional position between the Oriental and Palearctic biogeographic realms, the chiropteran fauna of western Himalaya exhibit an intermixing of elements from both the realms. At the species level, Oriental elements (25 species) dominate Palearctic (17 species) and Ethiopian (1 species) components, while the zoogeographic affinity of one species, Miniopterus schreibersii, is indeterminate. Some zoogeographic aspects influencing the present faunal composition of the region are also discussed. Considering the lack of studies on bat fauna in this part of the Himalaya, it is expected that intensive studies will shed new light into the zoogeography of these lesser known mammals.

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“…During present study a total of 11 palm trees (Borassus flabellifer) were detected with 2-9 groups in each tree having 8-51 individuals. The individuals in highest number were documented among all the roosting site for C. sphinx in the year of 2013 was Kumbhirgram (47) while the minimum was in Kajalbasti (17). In the year 2014, the maximum number of individual was recorded in Arunabandh tea estate (39) and the minimum was recorded in Gumra Khelma Part-IV (8).…”

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Status and Population Trend of Chiropterans in Southern Assam, India

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Choudhury

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2017

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“…The comprehensive work of Bates and Harrison (1997) enumerated a total of 33 species of bats in J&K and HP. Of late, a number of species, namely Rhinolophus luctus, R. affinis, Hipposideros armiger, Hipposideros fulvus, Miniopterus schreibersii and Myotis siligorensis, are added to the chiropteran inventory of the region including range extensions of a few (Saikia et al, 2004(Saikia et al, , 2006. Recently, Saikia et al (2011) gave a detailed account on the Chiroptera of HP, however, such consolidated information is lacking for J&K. This article tries to collate TAPROBANICA VOL.…”

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Bat Fauna of the Western Himalaya of India: A Zoogeographic Perspective

Saikia¹,

Boro²

2013

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A zoogeographic analysis of the chiropteran fauna of western Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is presented. Based on field surveys, study of museum specimens and published literature, 44 species of bats in 20 genera have been reported from the study area. By virtue of its transitional position between the Oriental and Palearctic biogeographic realms, the chiropteran fauna of western Himalaya exhibit an intermixing of elements from both the realms. At the species level, Oriental elements (25 species) dominate Palearctic (17 species) and Ethiopian (1 species) components, while the zoogeographic affinity of one species, Miniopterus schreibersii, is indeterminate. Some zoogeographic aspects influencing the present faunal composition of the region are also discussed. Considering the lack of studies on bat fauna in this part of the Himalaya, it is expected that intensive studies will shed new light into the zoogeography of these lesser known mammals.

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Record of Fulvus Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838 from Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Bat fauna of the western Himalaya of India: a zoogeographic perspective

Bat fauna of the western Himalaya of India: a zoogeographic perspective

Status and Population Trend of Chiropterans in Southern Assam, India

Bat Fauna of the Western Himalaya of India: A Zoogeographic Perspective

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