Pola penggunaan ruang bertengger oleh beberapa jenis kelalawar penghuni gua di Taman Nasional Alas Purwo Jawa Timur

Abstract

Bat family is the only one member of mammal class having the ability to fly. Bat is included into Ordo Chiroptera - being differentiated based on type of food - which is divided into two sub ordo, i.e. Microchiroptera (insectivor) and Megachiroptera (fruit and nectar eaters). There are 977 species of bat in the world, and Indonesia comprises of 21% of them (205 species). Some bats use caves as roosting sites, and more than 50% of Microptera live in caves. Thus, it is necessary to learn diversity of bat species and pattern of bat perching space usage inside caves, in order to support the conservation of bat populations. Furthermore, knowledge on bat roosting pattern is useful for cave management especially in managing visitor of cave tourist.