In this survey, we investigated the diversity and community structure of bats in the Centre Region of Cameroon with respect to their distribution in the different vegetation zones of the region. We mist‐netted bats monthly from January 2016 to June 2017 for five nonconsecutive nights per month. Thirty‐nine sites were surveyed: 24 in traditional farms, nine in the savannah and six in the forests. A total of 668 bats were captured during 81 nights of capture, covering seven families, 21 genera and 36 species. This included 26 species in traditional farms, 13 species in savannah and 11 species in the forest. Micropteropus pusillus was the most abundant species (30.7%) recorded, followed by Hipposideros ruber (24.9%). The sample efficiency was estimated at 72.1% with fitted species accumulation curves not reaching asymptotes for the three habitat types, suggesting that the survey did not record all the bats present. There was an indication of general increased in abundance of bats during the dry and rainy seasons but it is not significant (Mann–Whitney U: 783.5, p = .195). The rarity index was highest in traditional farms (0.44), followed by savannah (0.38) and then forest (0.33). This preliminary survey provides baseline data on the distribution of bats in the different vegetation types in the Centre Region of Cameroon.

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喀麦隆中部地区蝙蝠（鳞翅目）的多样性和群落结构

在这项调查中，我们调查了喀麦隆中部地区蝙蝠在该地区不同植被区的分布和群落结构。从2016年1月到2017年6月，我们每月对蝙蝠进行网状捕网，每月不连续5个晚上。调查了39个地点：传统农场中有24个，大草原中有9个，森林中有6个。在捕获的81个晚上中，共捕获了668只蝙蝠，覆盖了7个科，21属和36种。其中包括传统农场中的26种，大草原中的13种和森林中的11种。翼形p（Micropteropus pusillus）是最丰富的物种（30.7％），其次是沙棘（24.9％）。样本效率估计为72.1％，拟合的物种积累曲线未达到这三种生境类型的渐近线，这表明该调查并未记录所有现存的蝙蝠。有迹象表明，在干旱和雨季，蝙蝠的数量普遍增加，但这并不显着（Mann-Whitney U：783.5，p  = .195）。传统农场的稀有度指数最高（0.44），其次是大草原（0.38），然后是森林（0.33）。这项初步调查提供了有关喀麦隆中心地区不同植被类型中蝙蝠分布的基线数据。