Intact forests of the Hkakabo Razi Landscape are a hotspot of bat diversity in South-east Asia

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Hauptverfasser: Bates, Paul J. J., Soisook, Pipat, Oo, Sai Sein Lin, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Pimsai, Awatsaya, Dejtaradol, Ariya, Renner, Swen C.
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author Bates, Paul J. J.
Soisook, Pipat
Oo, Sai Sein Lin
Suarez-Rubio, Marcela
Pimsai, Awatsaya
Dejtaradol, Ariya
Renner, Swen C.
author_facet Bates, Paul J. J.
Soisook, Pipat
Oo, Sai Sein Lin
Suarez-Rubio, Marcela
Pimsai, Awatsaya
Dejtaradol, Ariya
Renner, Swen C.
contents (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The Hkakabo Razi Landscape, in northern Kachin, Myanmar, is one of the largest remaining tracts of intact forest in South-east Asia. In , we undertook a survey in its southern margins to assess bat diversity, distribution and ecology and evaluate the importance of the area for global bat conservation. Two collecting trips had taken place in the area in  and , with four bat species reported. We recorded  species,  of which are new for Kachin. One species, Murina hkakaboraziensis, was new to science and three, Megaerops niphanae, Phoniscus jagorii, Murina pluvialis, were new records for Myanmar. Our findings indicate high bat diversity in Hkakabo Razi; although it comprises only .% of Myanmar's land area, it is home to .% of its known bat species. This emphasizes Hkakabo Razi's importance for conserving increasingly threatened, forestinterior bats, especially in the families Kerivoulinae and Murininae. There is also a high diversity of other mammals and birds within the Hkakabo Razi Landscape, which supports its nomination as a World Heritage Site.
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spellingShingle Intact forests of the Hkakabo Razi Landscape are a hotspot of bat diversity in South-east Asia
Bates, Paul J. J.
Soisook, Pipat
Oo, Sai Sein Lin
Suarez-Rubio, Marcela
Pimsai, Awatsaya
Dejtaradol, Ariya
Renner, Swen C.
Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The Hkakabo Razi Landscape, in northern Kachin, Myanmar, is one of the largest remaining tracts of intact forest in South-east Asia. In , we undertook a survey in its southern margins to assess bat diversity, distribution and ecology and evaluate the importance of the area for global bat conservation. Two collecting trips had taken place in the area in  and , with four bat species reported. We recorded  species,  of which are new for Kachin. One species, Murina hkakaboraziensis, was new to science and three, Megaerops niphanae, Phoniscus jagorii, Murina pluvialis, were new records for Myanmar. Our findings indicate high bat diversity in Hkakabo Razi; although it comprises only .% of Myanmar's land area, it is home to .% of its known bat species. This emphasizes Hkakabo Razi's importance for conserving increasingly threatened, forestinterior bats, especially in the families Kerivoulinae and Murininae. There is also a high diversity of other mammals and birds within the Hkakabo Razi Landscape, which supports its nomination as a World Heritage Site.
title Intact forests of the Hkakabo Razi Landscape are a hotspot of bat diversity in South-east Asia
topic Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13483311