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<p>The Ebo forest massif, in the northern Littoral region of Cameroon, hosts several taxa of high conservation value. Despite bats being one of the most diverse mammalian groups and increasingly important for conservation and public health, they remain poorly studied in this area. To address this gap, a bat inventory was conducted using mist-netting at 18 sites along a forest disturbance gradient, including 12 sites in and around the Ebo forest, two in the peri-urban locality of Bonepoupa, and four in the city of Douala. Species identification relied on an integrative approach combining external and craniodental morphology with mitochondrial cytochrome <i>b</i> gene analyses. A total of 582 individuals representing 20 species from five families were recorded. Species richness was highest in the Ebo forest (15 species), followed by Bonepoupa (12 species) and Douala (10 species). Five species were recorded exclusively in the Ebo forest, including <i>Glauconycteris curryae</i>, a Data Deficient species previously known in Cameroon only from its type material. The results also highlight the need for taxonomic revision of <i>Afronycteris nanus</i>, <i>Hipposideros ruber</i>, <i>Nycteris arge</i> and <i>Pseudormicia tenuipinnis</i>. Species rarefaction and sampling completeness analyses suggest that additional bat diversity is likely to be discovered with increased sampling. Overall, our findings stress the need for further sampling in the Ebo forest and emphasize the importance of conserving continuous forest cover, protecting remaining fragments, and enhancing habitat connectivity.</p>

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Bat diversity and conservation issues in an unexplored forest of the Littoral region of Cameroon (West Central Africa): a morphological and molecular approach

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    2026年3月23日

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  • Aristide Junior Sock Bell,
  • Pauline Théophile Tchockang,
  • Nicolas Pollet,
  • Christiane Denys,
  • Maurice Tindo,
  • Alain Didier Missoup

摘要

The Ebo forest massif, in the northern Littoral region of Cameroon, hosts several taxa of high conservation value. Despite bats being one of the most diverse mammalian groups and increasingly important for conservation and public health, they remain poorly studied in this area. To address this gap, a bat inventory was conducted using mist-netting at 18 sites along a forest disturbance gradient, including 12 sites in and around the Ebo forest, two in the peri-urban locality of Bonepoupa, and four in the city of Douala. Species identification relied on an integrative approach combining external and craniodental morphology with mitochondrial cytochrome b gene analyses. A total of 582 individuals representing 20 species from five families were recorded. Species richness was highest in the Ebo forest (15 species), followed by Bonepoupa (12 species) and Douala (10 species). Five species were recorded exclusively in the Ebo forest, including Glauconycteris curryae, a Data Deficient species previously known in Cameroon only from its type material. The results also highlight the need for taxonomic revision of Afronycteris nanus, Hipposideros ruber, Nycteris arge and Pseudormicia tenuipinnis. Species rarefaction and sampling completeness analyses suggest that additional bat diversity is likely to be discovered with increased sampling. Overall, our findings stress the need for further sampling in the Ebo forest and emphasize the importance of conserving continuous forest cover, protecting remaining fragments, and enhancing habitat connectivity.