The bat fauna of the Mpem and Djim National Park, Cameroon (Mammalia Chiroptera)

The present study reports on a bat inventory in the Mpem and Djim National Park (Mammalia Chiroptera), in the Centre region of Cameroon.Fourteen sites were surveyed from July 2016 to January 2017.A total of 166 bats were captured.This included 14 species, 11 genera, and five families.All species are globally ranked as "Least Concern" except Glauconycteris egeria, a Data Deficient species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of threatened species.Micropteropus pusillus and Lissonycteris angolensis were recorded from previous surveys in all the ten regions of the country encompassing five agroecological zones.Out of the fourteen species, ten species are known to occur both in the forest and the savanna, while four are reported only from the forest.This study provides baseline data about Chiropteran fauna of this protected area.