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Baseline ecological knowledge is lacking for the 
majority of Papua New Guinea’s bat fauna and a third 
of echolocating species are known from fewer than five 
localities (Bonaccorso, 1998; Leary & Pennay, 2011). The 
species taxonomy remains unresolved for much of the bat 
fauna (Helgen, 2007) and this hinders reliable identification 
of species. Voucher specimens of bats should be routinely 
taken during bat surveys to address these deficiencies, as 
emphasized by Leary & Mamu (2004) and Armstrong & 
Aplin (2011) and representative specimens should be lodged 
in the collections of the National Museum, Port Moresby. 
Acknowledgments. The senior author would like to thank the 
landowners of Bam, Bonoabo, and Oio villages for allowing 
research on their land. Also, the staff of Cloudy Bay Sustainable 
Forestry Limited for generous and proactive field assistance: 
Lindsay Sau (FSC Supervisor), Steven Simaga (Forest Resource 
Inventory & Planning Supervisor), Raga Golina (Camp Supervisor, 
ex Resource Forester), and Henry Kawas (GIS Officer). Cloudy 
Bay Sustainable Forestry Limited, Dr Luke Leung and the first 
author’s father Mr Owen Hughes provided financial support for 
the study. The first author would also like to thank other family 
and friends for their support throughout her studies, and Dr Tanya 
Leary for important guidance. Access to the Australian Museum 
mammal collection by HP was congenially facilitated by Dr Sandy 
Ingleby, Collection Manager, who also helped with the Pharotis 
loan. The authors wish to thank Jim Anamiato and Bulisa Iova, 
Natural History Department, National Museum & Art Gallery, 
Port Moresby, who arranged for the loan of specimens to the 
Australian Museum, and two referees Dr Mark Eldridge and Dr 
Sandy Ingleby (Australian Museum) for constructive suggestions 
to the manuscript. The manuscript was also enhanced thanks to 
comments from Dr Ken Aplin, and guidance from the editor, Dr 
Shane McEvey. HP thanks his father, David Pamaby, for financial 
assistance during preparation of the manuscript. This study was 
approved by the PNG government, National Research Institute, 
with the issue of a three-year Research Visa (reference 1035 0000 
8380) to Catherine Hughes. 
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