Abstract
Although over 50 bat species have been recorded in Pakistan, more are expected to inhabit the country. We recorded two new hitherto unrecorded bat species, i.e., Miniopterus fuliginosus and Myotis formosus in northwestern Pakistan. M. fuliginosus was captured from Barcharai Daim in Malakand district, while M. formosus was captured from Chinai Ghaz in Dir, Wach Khwar in Swat and Barcharai Diam in Malakand districts, respectively. This paper describes external, cranial, and bacular measurements of captured specimens of these two species.
Acknowledgments
Financial assistance provided by the “Bat Conservation International” for this study is gratefully acknowledged. We also thank Dr. Srinivasulu, Dr. Aulagnier, and an anonymous referee for their improvement of the manuscript.
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