During present survey, extending from June 2010 through May 2012 the greater short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus
sphinx (n = 1) and the fulvous fruit bat Rousettus leschenaultia (n = 22) were captured from Malakand division in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The morphological and cranial features of the captured specimens were compared with
available literature. Baculum morphometry is one of the key features in identification of bat species and was applied
for species confirmation of R. leschenaultii. R. leschenaultia has been already reported while C. sphinx being
reported for the first time from the study area. Pteropus giganteus is another new record from the region.
Research Article · Volume 31, Issue 2, 26 December 2018 · Open Access
Distribution records of fruit bats Cynopterus sphinx and Rousettus leschenaultii from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Affiliations & Notes ⌄
- 1Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- 2Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
- 3Department of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Main Campus, Sheringal, Khyber, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- 4Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine, Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan
- 5Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Article Info ⌄
- Journal:
- Punjab University Journal of Zoology
- Published:
- 26 December 2018

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