eISSN: 2672-7226 © Penerbit UMT Journal of Sustainability Science and Management Volume 16 Number 7, October 2021: 237-259 CURRENT STATUS OF BAT DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA AND ITS FOREST RESERVES MARINA, M.T. 1,4 *, CHUBO, J.K. 2 , SENAWI, J. 3 , NUR FARRAZUIN, J. 4 AND AHMAD BADRUL AMIN, A. R. 4 1 Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor. 2 Department of Forestry Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, 97000, Bintulu, Sarawak. 3 Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor. 4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor. *Corresponding author: marinamohd@upm.edu.my Submitted fnal draft: 6 April 2021 Accepted: 14 April 2021 Introduction Bats (Order: Chiroptera) are fascinating mammals that hold an important place in our ecology. It represents about 50% of mammal species in tropical forests and 20% in the world (Lim et al., 2017). Chiroptera is the second largest order among mammals with more than 1,400 species from 21 extant families have been described worldwide (Simmons & Cirranello, 2020). Bats can be divided into two suborders: Yinpterochiroptera (represented by seven families) and Yangochiroptera (represented by 14 families) (Springer, 2013). Globally, forested areas are the primary habitat that support the highest diversity of bat species (Russo et al., 2016). Bats are also among the most diverse mammals’ group available in urban areas (van der Ree & McCarthy, 2005; Jung & Kalko, 2011). According to Francis (2019), Phillipps and Phillipps (2018) and Senawi and Norhayati (2021), there are about 143 species of bats found in Malaysia, representing 10% of the world’s bats population. Recently, 113 bat species have been recorded in Peninsular Malaysia (eg: Khan et al., 2008; Lim et al., 2014; Francis, 2018; William-Dee, 2019) and 94 have been found in Malaysian Borneo (eg: Khan et al., 2007; Benda 2010; Phillipps & Phillips, 2018; Khan et al., 2019; Mohd-Azlan et al., 2019; Senawi et al., 2020; Senawi & Norhayati, 2021). Universiti Putra Malaysia is one of the largest green campuses (Aris et al., 2018) in Malaysia. The uniqueness of UPM is that the campus consists of the main campus in Serdang Abstract: Universiti Putra Malaysia consists of three main areas, namely Serdang main campus in Selangor (UPMSC), Bintulu campus in Sarawak (UPMKB) and the UPM forest in Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (AHFR) in Puchong, Selangor, which are all managed by the university. This article compiles available information regarding bats in UPM besides updating the available list of bat species from published and unpublished papers, and recent sampling using harp traps and mist nets. A total of 36 bat species were reported in UPM (12 species in UPMSC, 20 species in UPMKB and 21 species in AHFR). These bats were from seven families: Emballonuridae (three species), Hipposideridae (four species), Megadermatidae (one species), Nycteridae (one species), Pteropodidae (13 species), Rhinolophidae (two species) and Vespertilionidae (12 species). With regards to the conservation status, one species (Hypsugo macrotis) is categorised as ‘Data Defcient’, fve species (Dyacopterus spadiceus, Kerivoula intermedia, K. minuta, Nycteris tragata, and Rhinolophus sedulus) as ‘Near Threatened’ and one species (Megaerops albicollis) categorised as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The list of bat species provided, including those with conservation importance, can serve as a reference for campus management practices on its environmental activities especially in enhancing biodiversity value within the campus area. Keywords: Chiroptera, checklist, urban, Sarawak, Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve. http://doi.org/10.46754/jssm.2021.10.018