First sighting record of a Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii Gray, 1837 feeding on a pipistrelle bat in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, India
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.
Authors
- Rajesh Puttaswamaiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-3618)
- Kaushik Nag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6363-9114)
- Chikkanaragund Harshakumar
Institutions
- Bat Conservation Trust (GB)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Threatened Taxa
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9347.16.10.26027-26029
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00