Diet of taphozous melanopogon at Banding Lakeside Inn

Diet by the Black-bearded tomb bat using faecal analysis. Fresh bat droppings samples were collected in February 2024. Bat droppings were soaked in hot water, separated into fine pieces, and observed under a microscope. Insects that, are photographed and identified up to Order and Family level. All 6 orders of insects that is Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, and 2 families have been identified, namely Curculionidae and Hesperiidae. The data obtained from the analysis is also expressed in the form of graphs and the form of tables. It is hoped that more surveys will be conducted to gain more information on the level of taxonomy of family of insects.