A report on bats survey atAir Panas-GuaMusang, Kelantan, Malaysia

A short survey was conducted during the banjarantitiwangsa (titiwangsa range) expedition organised by the department of wildlife and national parks to assess bat species diversity. the survey was conducted for seven trapping-nights from 29 may to 4 june 2007 at air panas, near goa musang division in kelantan. a total of 112 individuals from 28 species of bats were captured using mist-nets and harp traps.cynopterus brachyotis and hipposideros bicolor were recorded as the most abundant species with 21.4% of total captures for each. lowest relative abundance was recorded in 12 species which were only represented by one individual for each species. an increasing trend of species cumulative curve suggested additional trapping effort could result in more bat species records in this remote area. a long term study focused at various localities along the titiwangsa range would greatly increase the discovery ofbat species diversity.