A review of the distribution of bats in southwestern region of Deccan, Maharashtra - India and conservation recommendations

Abstract

In present survey carried out in the South-West region of Maharashtra, India, 11 bat species were reported from the study area. The area comprised four districts of Maharashtra namely Pune, Satara, Solapur and Osmanabad. It was also found that all the bat species mentioned in this paper are much more widely distributed than was previously recorded and populations occur in areas for which only single or scattered records were previously available. Conversion of habitats of bats for various purposes by humans was found as one of the important threats to bats in region. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v4i1.4379 TAPROBANICA. April, 2012. Vol. 04, No. 01: pp. 27-36