Keanekaragaman Jenis Kelelawar di Desa Cikarawang Kecamatan Dramaga Kabupaten Bogor Provinsi Jawa Barat

Abstract

Bat is one type of mammals having an important role for human life. The role consist of plants pollinators agent, plant seed disperser, producing guano for fertilizer, and as controlling pests insect of plants. This study aims to identify the bats species and measuring bats community similarity between paddy fields, garden, and forest habitat. The amount of the successful caught during this studies about 11 species of four family, namely: Hipposideridae (1 species), Vespertilionidae (4 species), Rhinolophidae (1 species), and Pteropodidae (5 species). Diversity index of bats in garden habitat is 1.80, forest habitat is 1.64, and paddy field habitat is 1.29 respectivelly. Similarity of bats community betwee garden and paddy field habitat is 0.72, between forest and garden habitat is 0.46, and between forest and paddy field is 0.36 respectivelly.