Abstract
This paper summarises the roost habitat and distribution of the ghost bat, Macroderma gigas
(Dobson, 1880), in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with particular emphasis on natural
habitats. The preferred habitat of M. gigas in the Hamersley Ranges appears to be caves beneath
bluffs of low rounded hills composed of Marra Mamba geology. Habitats were also found in the
larger hills of Brockman Iron Formation in the Hamersley Range, and other formations beneath
bluffs composed of Gorge Creek Group geology to the north east. Granite rockpiles are also
used in the eastern Pilbara. A summary of Pilbara records from numerous sources is presented,
including anecdotal accounts and other new records. This includes a newly discovered
maternity site from the Hamersley Ranges, only the third reported from natural cave formations
in the region. Threats to M. gigas in the region are highlighted and include disturbances
associated with mining and entanglement in barbed wire fences.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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