Open AccessHorseshoe bat species recorded in the mangrove ecosystem of the Cat Ba National Park, Northern Vietnam
Author(s) -
Vu Dinh Thong,
Pham Van Nha,
Pham Duc Tien,
Nguyễn Thành Lương,
Nguyên Xuân Đăng,
Nguyen Xuan Nghia,
Schanh Southaphanh,
Ladthavong Thongphachanh,
Do Thuy Dung,
Nguyen Xuan Khu,
Nguyễn Văn Việt
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
academia journal of biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2815-5920
pISSN - 2615-9023
DOI - 10.15625/2615-9023/15303
Subject(s) - national park , mangrove , geography , archipelago , snag , ecology , wetland , ecosystem , fishery , biology , habitat , archaeology
Cat Ba National Park is the core zone of the Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve. It contains quite diverse and unique ecosystems including 776 ha of mangrove forest. Although bats of the park were included in many publications, none were recorded from the mangrove ecosystem. We recently conducted field surveys through the wetland areas of the park and recorded three horseshoe bat species: Marshall's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus marshalli), Pearson’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus pearsonii), and the least horseshoe bat (R. pusillus). Of these, R. pearsonii is the most common species. We here provide morpholocal and acoustic features of each species with notes on the importance of the mangrove forest in the park for bat research and conservation.