Open AccessFirst records of five species of Insectivorous Bats from the Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
I. L. Rautenbach,
M. Brock Fenton,
Leo Braack
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v28i1.537
Subject(s) - insectivore , national park , fauna , species richness , geography , ecology , zoology , biology , predation
Five species of insectivorous bats are reported for the first time from the Kruger National Park. One of these, Pipistrellus anchietai, represents a new record for the southern African Subregion, and two species, Laephotis botswanae and Nycteris woodi are recorded for the first time for the Republic of South Africa. The remaining two species, Eptesicus melckorum and Tadarida ansorgei are first records of ' occurrence for the Transvaal. The species richness of the bat fauna of the Kruger National Park, and particularly of the Pafuri area, is reviewed