The First Survey of Bats in the Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

摘要

We conducted the first field survey of bats in the Tsukuba Botanical Garden (Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) and collected individuals of two species, Miniopterus fuliginosus (two males) and Pipistrellus abramus (two females). This is the second record of M. fuliginosus in Ibaraki Prefecture. The two species were found in different sections of the botanical garden: M. fuliginosus were captured in the Cool Temperate Deciduous Broad Leaved Forest section, and P. abramus in the Fern Garden. The results of this survey suggest that the wide variety of patchy vegetation in the Tsukuba Botanical Garden provides rich food resources for several bat species.