Bakwo Fils Eric Moise

University of Ebolowa

We report the first record of the Giant House Bat Scotophilus nigrita (Schreber, 1774) (Mam-malia, Chiroptera), from Cameroon where this species was never documented before. Scoto-philus nigrita is one of the biggest species of Microchiropterans. Some misidentifications were noted before 1978 with S. dingani (A. Smith, 1833) being identified as S....

Background: Despite their abundance and ecological importance, bats are under significant threat worldwide. There is little information about their distribution, roosting, and habitat requirement for most species, making assessing which species is threatened or in need of special conservation measures difficult. The knowledge gap may partly be due...

Coleura afra (Peters, 1852) is known from different localities across portions of sub-Saharan Africa. A colony of about 5,000 individuals of this species was recently identified in a cave, south east of Edea in the Littoral Region of Cameroon). This represents the first record of this species in Cameroon and helps bridge the distributional gap betw...

In order to provide basic data on bat species of the Far North Region of Cameroon – the northernmost constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon – a survey was carried out between the months of January and March 2011. Mist nets set at ground level were used over a 22-night period covering nine sites, from which a total of 413 individuals belon...

Accurate knowledge of species distributions is foundational for effective conservation efforts. Bats are a diverse group of mammals, with important roles in ecosystem functioning. However, our understanding of bats and their ecological importance is hindered by poorly defined ranges, mostly as a result of under-recording. This issue is exacerbated...

Background The African ebony tree is a multipurpose tree native to the Guinea-Congolese forest. Its long-term viability and sustainability are threatened by the conversion of primary forest to agricultural land. To conserve the species, it is necessary to evaluate the local community's understanding of its usage and conservation strategies to ident...

Background and Objectives Vibrio cholerae O1 or non O1/non O139 is found in water ecosystems where it colonizes phytoplankton and has different lifestyle. This study aimed to investigate the impact of some algae extracts on the survival/growth of both V. cholerae strains. Materials and Methods Algae extracts consisting of three fractions, F1 conta...

Bats are hosts for diverse Trypanosoma species, including trypanosomes of the Trypanosoma cruzi clade. This clade is believed to have originated in Africa and diversified in many lineages worldwide. In several geographical areas, including Cameroon, no data about trypanosomes of bats has been collected yet. In this study, we investigated the divers...

Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data consistency, 200 experts were convened using a modified-Delphi process to estimate ‘intactness scores’: the remaining proportion of...

The Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon is characterized by a hot tropical climate and poor sanitation, favorable to the proliferation of synanthropic flies and endemicity of diarrheal diseases. Through their activities, proliferating flies can increase the transmission of diarrheal diseases in the region. This study aimed to determine the factors tha...

Migrating grazers and carnivores respond to seasonal changes in the environment and often match peaks in resource abundance. However, it is unclear whether and how frugivorous animals use phenological events to time migration, especially in the tropics. The straw‐coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum, Africa's most gregarious fruit bat, forms large sea...

The Egyptian Tomb Bat Taphozous perforatus is an emballonurid whose presence in Cameroon is least known. While there are previous records in the country from Waza and Yabassi, they are contested. Available publications fail to mention the presence of this species in the country, thus more information is needed to evaluate its presence. Recently, fi...

Anthropogenic activities continue to degrade natural montane ecosystems globally. Bats communities are altered by these changes. We analyzed how bats are affected by human-induced habitat changes by comparing the bat species diversity and functional diversity in undisturbed forest habitats and disturbed forest habitats of the Afromontane biome of C...

Background Vector-borne diseases are mostly transmitted by mosquitoes. Therefore, these mosquitoes constitute a socio-economic scourge. Due to the resistance of mosquitoes to synthetic chemical insecticides and the pollution they generate, this study was conducted to assess the larvicidal activity of plant crude extracts on larvae of Culex quinquef...

Mammalian haemosporidian parasites are classified in ten different genera, including Plasmodium, Hepatocystis, and Nycteria. A high diversity of haemosporidian parasites has been described from bats, but our understanding of the bat host diversity, prevalence, and distribution of bat haemosporidian parasites remains fragmented. The haemosporidian p...

The western region of Cameroon is one of the leading agricultural production areas in sub-Saharan Africa, and this ongoing anthropogenic perturbation has led to the replacement of natural forests with agroecosystems. Such anthropogenic landscape transformations may have affected bat species composition and abundance in the area. Our study assessed...

We aimed to assess how bats are affected by habitat transformation by comparing bat assemblages in four habitat types: primary forest, secondary forest, cocoa plantations and human habitations in the Dja Biosphere Reserve of southern Cameroon. Bats were sampled in the four habitat types using mist nets. During 126 nights, a total of 413 bats were c...

Introduction: synanthropic flies are sometimes involved in the transmission of diarrheal diseases as mechanical vectors of pathogenic bacteria. The purpose of this study was to assess the diversity of synanthropic flies and to determine their potential involvement in the transmission of diarrheal diseases in the city of Maroua. Methods: fly catc...

The genus Myotis is a diverse group of vespertilionid bats found on nearly every continent. One clade in this group, the subgenus Chrysopteron, is characterized by reddish to yellowish fur and, in some cases, visually striking dichromatic wing pigmentation. Here, we describe a new dichromatic species of Myotis (Chrysopteron) from the Nimba Mountain...

Assessing the population status of wildlife is useful for enhancing biodiversity management strategies in protected areas. This study was carried out within the framework of the Faro National Park (FNP) management plan. The objective was to provide baseline data on the status and population dynamics of the Buffon's kob ( Kobus kob kob ). The survey...

Mount Cameroon is a priority area for global biodiversity conservation, considering its high species richness and endemism across many taxa. As of yet, its Chiroptera fauna is still poorly known. Thus this paper aims to provide an updated checklist of the Chiroptera fauna of Mount Cameroon based on our own field data, previously published data and...

. We investigated the patterns of bat species richness, abundance and distribution along an altitudinal gradient in the West region of Cameroon from December 2016 to November 2018 with the use of mist nets. Captures were conducted at 32 sites distributed over six distinct elevational ranges, comprising five sites in elevation range I (< 750 m a.s.l...

Altitudinal distribution and composition of biodiversity are a major current focus in ecology and biogeography, as they provide valuable insights into how biotic communities respond to changing ecological and climatic conditions. In this study, we document bat species richness and abundance along an elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon from sea l...

Diet is an important part of microbat biology that provides valuable information on how species interact and persist in an ecosystem. Dietary analysis is also important in interpreting their role as predator of night flying insects. Our objective is to report on the food and feeding habits of four microbats (Neoromicia nana, Neoromicia tenuipinnis,...

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 far...

Africa has rich and varied biological resources forming the continent’s natural wealth on which its social and economic systems are based (well established). Most, if not all, terrestrial ecosystems in Africa have already experienced major biodiversity losses in the past 30 years, which has negative impacts on nature’s contribution to people. The p...

Africa has rich and varied biological resources forming the continent’s natural wealth on which its social and economic systems are based (well established). Most, if not all, terrestrial ecosystems in Africa have already experienced major biodiversity losses in the past 30 years, which has negative impacts on nature’s contribution to people. The p...

The present study reports on a bat inventory in the Mpem and Djim National Park (Mammalia Chiroptera), in the Centre region of Cameroon. Fourteen sites were surveyed from July 2016 to January 2017. A total of 166 bats were captured. This included 14 species, 11 genera, and five families. All species are globally ranked as “Least Concern” except Gla...

The present study reports on a bat inventory in the Mpem and Djim National Park (Mammalia Chiroptera), in the Centre region of Cameroon. Fourteen sites were surveyed from July 2016 to January 2017. A total of 166 bats were captured. This included 14 species, 11 genera, and five families. All species are globally ranked as “Least Concern” except Gla...

Below is a list of voucher specimens associated with BAKWO FILS et al. (2014). These are housed in the collections at the University of Maroua, Cameroon. BFEM refers to the field number for Eric Moise Bakwo Fils.. 2014. Diversity of bats of the Far North Region of Cameroon – with two first records for the country. Biodiversity 15(1): 16-22. doi:10....

Cette étude sur la diversité et les variations saisonnières des Culicidae a été menée pendant 12 mois (de janvier à décembre 2004) à Yaoundé, grâce à des récoltes bimensuelles de larves dans la rivière Mefou et dans le lac de Nkolbisson. Durant l'étude, 6725 larves de Culicidae ont été récoltées; après élevage 5541 adultes ont été obtenus. Les étud...

Afin d'évaluer l'impact des aménagements piscicoles sur la productivité culicidienne en zone urbaine, une enquête entomologique longitudinale a été menée de Janvier à Décembre 2004 dans un quartier de la ville de Yaoundé; capitale de Cameroun où il a été aménagé une station aquacole. Les larves de culicidés ont été récoltées bimensuellement par la...