Brief Mist-netting and Update of New Record of Bats at Tumunong Hallu in Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia

Grace Pounsin; Simon Lagundi; Isham Azhar; Mohd. Tajuddin Abdullah

doi:10.51200/jtbc.v13i.400

Brief Mist-netting and Update of New Record of Bats at Tumunong Hallu in Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Grace Pounsin School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
Simon Lagundi Silam Coast Conservation Area, P.O. Box 60282, 91100, Lahad Datu, Sabah.
Isham Azhar Faculty of Natural Science and Sustainability, University College Sabah Foundation, Jalan Sanzac, 88100, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Mohd. Tajuddin Abdullah Centre for Kenyir Ecosystems Research, Kenyir Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v13i.400

Keywords:

Chiroptera, Sabah, Tumunong Hallu, Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA)

Abstract

A bat survey was conducted at Tumunong Hallu in Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA), Lahad Datu, Sabahfollowing the Silam Scientific Expedition 2015 from 7th July until 5th August 2015. A total of nine bat species belonging to two families were captured at SCCA. Among the noteworthy species recorded from this survey were Rhinolophus sedulus and Pteropus vampyrus, which are listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List.

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2016-10-15

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Pounsin, G., Lagundi, S., Azhar, I., & Abdullah, M. T. (2016). Brief Mist-netting and Update of New Record of Bats at Tumunong Hallu in Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation (JTBC), 13. https://doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v13i.400

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Vol. 13 (2016): Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation No. 13/2016

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