Revista de Biodiversidade, Bioprospecção e Desenvolvimento

Mating Behavior and Habitat Preference of Taphozous longimanus (Chiroptera) in Bangladesh

Abstract

Faysal Ahmad and Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam

This study explains matting behavior and nesting preference of Taphozous longimanus. The mean copulation duration (x̅) was 6.17 minutes and mean copulation interval (x̅) was 10.50 minutes. T. longimanus always found to live in close association of 5 to 16 individuals. The species were found to roost in unused loft, room and crack on wall where light does not reach. Total seven houses were marked as roosting place all of which were more than 20 years old in same village.