Seasonal Abundance of Chiropteran of Jebel Al Dayer Biosphere Reserve, North Kordofan State

The Jebel Al Dayer (3,715 km2) richness in flora and diversity in fauna lead to its declaration as a national park in 2010 and it became a UNESCO's world biosphere reserves in 2017. One hundred and twenty days of fieldwork resulted in the capture of 7,067 bats belonging to 9 species, 6 genera and 5 families were encountered in JDBR. Tadarida aegyptiaca and Mops midas were recorded in all season. Eidolon helvum, Rhinopoma microphylum, Coleura afra, Taphozous perforates, Chaerephon pumila and Pipistrellus kuhli were found during autumn. The highest number of specimens found was 3151 R. microphylum and the least was a single specimen of C. afra seasonally wise, autumn, winter and summer scored 4970, 1183 and 463 specimens, respectively. JDBR bat species are least concern and/or for which there are no identifiable risks.

Author(s): Zuheir N Mahmoud*, Mohamed A Abd El-Rahman and Mohamed AA Salih

Abstract | Full-Text | PDF

Share This Article