Two new bat species for Swaziland and a revised list for the country

Julie Teresa Shapiro, Ara Monadjem

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Abstract

Bat distributions are still comparatively poorly known in Africa and updated national species lists do not exist for many countries. We present a revised checklist of the bats of Swaziland, which includes seven species not previously listed. Of these, two species are recent additions (Mops midas and Myotis bocagii) and these records marginally extend their known distributional range. A total of 26 species of bats are now known from the country, but additional surveys are predicted to add more taxa to the list. These new records predominantly come from human-modified landscapes, underscoring the importance of further surveys in such transformed habitats.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)353-357
Number of pages5
JournalMammalia
Volume80
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chiroptera
  • Mops midas
  • Myotis bocagii
  • Swaziland

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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