Supplemental material Changes of bat species composition over altitudinal gradients on northern and southern aspects of the Soutpansberg mountain range, South Africa
Changes of bat species composition over altitudinal gradients on northern and southern aspects of the Soutpansberg mountain range, South Africa
Sina M. Weier, Valerie M. G. Linden, Ian Gaigher, Patrick J.C. White and Peter J. Taylor
DOI 10.1515/mammalia-2015-0055
Supplemental Appendix 1: Summary of the total of species found, on the southern and/or northern aspect of the study area, by analysis of recorded calls and/or trapping data (1,2,3 indicates the species which were grouped for statistical analysis because of their overlapping call parameters). Foraging groups were determined referring to Monadjem et al. (2010) and the IUCN Red List status (IUCN, version 2014.1) is given with the population trends; stable (s), decreasing (d) and unknown (n), for each species.
Supplemental Appendix 2: Number of call files (“passes”) recorded with the bat detector per species or species group per night and altitude on the northern slope.
Altitude (in m)
769
769
808
808
917
917
1031
1031
1113
1113
1121
1121
1121
1121
1276
1276
1400
1400
1550
1550
C. ansorgei
2
19
2
2
2
30
11
1
2
3
37
1
1
1Ta/Mc/Cp
358
165
232
98
3
1
2
1
1
3
5
32
3
32
1
6
10
64
13
5
E. hottentotus
114
40
1
9
1
1
1
1
H. caffer
1
N. capensis
97
5
3
4
7
3
3
5
2
15
9
3
4
8
117
1
N. nana
25
18
47
87
1
2Ph/Nz
358
19
41
648
5
10
3
13
25
34
15
7
54
4
2
1
3Mn/Pr
17
12
12
12
1
1
1
10
2
2
R. clivosus
2
R. darlingi
1
Rhino 100
1
1
1
2
2
R. simulator
1
1
3
6
3
8
30
2
9
1
2
2
9
R. smithersi
2
2
1
S. dinganii
22
6
5
1
1
6
2
10
S. viridis
14
2
2
4
1
4
1
2
4
1
1
28
T. mauritianus
13
22
103
37
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1Species group 1 (Chaerephon pumilus, Mops condylurus and Tadarida aegyptiaca).
2Species group 2 (Neoromicia zuluensis and Pipistrellus hesperidus).
3Species group 3 (Miniopterus natalensis and Pipistrellus rusticus).
Supplemental Appendix 3a: Comparison between observed and estimated richness on the northern aspect.
Supplemental Appendix 3b: Species accumulation curve for the northern aspect based on the number of individuals observed at each site.