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First sighting record of a Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii Gray, 1837 feeding on a pipistrelle bat in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, India

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Bats are predated regularly by mammals like cats, birds, and snakes. However, bats are rarely observed to be predated by mongooses. Herein we document and describe a Ruddy Mongoose opportunistically predating on a pipistrelle bat at its roosting site inside a tree crevice at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka in December 2022. Our observation may indicate that the Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii could be an opportunistic but not a selective hunter of bats.

Source: Journal of Threatened Taxa

DOI: 10.11609/jott.9347.16.10.26027-26029

Authors: Chikkanaragund Harshakumar, Rajesh Puttaswamaiah, K.S. Chetan Nag

Institution: Bat Conservation India Trust

Language: English

Topic: Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $600

OpenAlex ID: W4403782128

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