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Diet of the golden‐tipped bat Kerivoula papuensis (Microchiroptera) from north‐eastern New South Wales, Australia
Author(s) -
Schulz M.,
Wainer J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01967.x
Subject(s) - biology , range (aeronautics) , lepidoptera genitalia , zoology , ecology , composite material , materials science
The diet of the golden‐tipped bat ( Kerivoula papuensis ) was investigated by collecting faecal samples from captured individuals in the Richmond Range State Forest, north‐eastern New South Wales, Australia. Faecal analysis was used so that all captured individuals could be released after processing and banding. A total of 53 faecal pellets were collected in the summer and autumn months from 39 individuals. The major food of K. papuensis were spiders (Araneida) comprising 91.9% of the total volume of food. Other foods consumed in small quantities were Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera.