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Annex C1 – Flora and Fauna Species in Study Area C1 - 7<br />

Species<br />

Megachiroptera (Fruit<br />

Bats)<br />

Eidelon helvum (Strawcolored<br />

bat)<br />

Epomops buettikoferi<br />

(Buettikofer’s epauletted<br />

fruit bat)<br />

Epomops franqueti<br />

(Franquet’s epauletted fruit<br />

bat)<br />

Epomops gambianus<br />

(Gambian epauletted fruit<br />

bat)<br />

Epomophorus gambianus<br />

(epauletted fruit bat)<br />

Hypsignathus monstrosus<br />

(Hammer bat)<br />

Lissonycteris angolensis<br />

(Angola fruit bat)<br />

Megaloglossus woermannii<br />

(Nectar Bat)<br />

Micropteropus pusillus<br />

(Dwarf epauletted fruit bat)<br />

Myonycteris torquata (Little<br />

collared fruit bat)<br />

Myonycteris leptodon<br />

(No Common name)<br />

Nanonycteris veldkampi<br />

(Little flying cow)<br />

Rousettus aegyptiacus<br />

occidentalis (Egyptian fruit<br />

bat)<br />

Scotonycteris ophiodon<br />

(Pohle’s fruit bat)<br />

Scotonycteris zenkeri<br />

(Teardrop fruit bat)<br />

Table C1-4<br />

Bats Recorded during Baseline Studies in Akyem Study Area<br />

in Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve, Mamang River Forest Reserve,<br />

and Outside Forest Reserves (FR)<br />

SGS<br />

1998<br />

SGS<br />

2004<br />

CI<br />

2005<br />

CI<br />

2006<br />

GWS/Geomatrix<br />

2007<br />

Ajenjua<br />

Bepo<br />

FR<br />

+ +<br />

Mamang<br />

FR<br />

Outside<br />

FRs<br />

+ +<br />

+ + + + + + +<br />

+ + + +<br />

+ + + + +<br />

+ + + + + +<br />

+ + + + + +<br />

+ + + +<br />

+ + + +<br />

+ + + + +<br />

+ + + +<br />

+ + + + + +<br />

+ + + + + +<br />

+ + + +<br />

+ + + + +<br />

Microchiroptera (Insecteating<br />

bats)<br />

Hipposideros caffer<br />

guinenensis (Leaf-nosed bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Hipposiderus abae (Roundleaf<br />

bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Hipposiderus jonesii<br />

(Horseshoe bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Nycteris microtis (Slit-faced<br />

bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Rhinolophus alcyone<br />

(Horseshoe bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Pipistrellus nanus (Banana<br />

bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Scotophilus spp. (House bat) + +<br />

Scotophilus dinganii (House<br />

bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Scotophilus leugaster (House<br />

bat)<br />

+ +<br />

Total number species 7 13 1 7 13 15 12 20<br />

Sources: SGS (1998, 2004b), Conservation International (CI 2005, 2006), Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS 2007)<br />

Akyem Gold <strong>Mining</strong> Project November 2008 FINAL EIS

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