Bats in mangrove swamps of Caguanes National Park, Cuba

This study reports on bat species recorded in two mangrove areas in Caguanes National Park, Cuba. Bat captures were made during the rainy season of 2016 and in the rainy and dry seasons of 2017. The objective of the study was to characterize the chiropteran fauna in the mangroves to estimate the role that these animals play in that type of forest. Bats were captured using 2.5 m high by 12 m long mist nets. A total of 594 individuals were captured, belonging to 19 species. The most abundant species were Artibeus jamaicensis, Brachyphylla nana and Nyctiellus lápidas, which comprised 80.33% of the captures.