Table 2. Pteropus giganteus roost tree selection (preferred and avoided species) based on use of a species as a roost tree versus prevalence of the species in surveyed roosts.

Common name	Scientific name	Bangla name	Family	Proportion all trees	Proportion roost trees	P-value*	Preference†
Bamboo	Bambusoideae‡	bash	Poaceae	0.099	0.201	<0.0001	selected
Raintree/Koroi	Albizia‡	raintree/koroi/“acacia”	Fabaceae	0.054	0.145	<0.0001	selected
Eucalyptus	Myrtaceae§	eucalyptus/akashi	Myrtaceae	0.038	0.101	<0.0001	selected
Gajari	Shorea robusta	gajari/shal	Dipterocarpaceae	0.038	0.087	<0.0001	selected
Mehogani	Swietenia mahagoni	mehogani	Meliaceae	0.134	0.071	<0.0001	avoided
Indian Mast Tree	Polyalthia longifolia‡§	debdaru	Annonaceae	0.055	0.049	0.52	random
Teak	Tectona grandis‡	shegun	Lamiaceae	0.030	0.042	0.06	random
Mango	Mangifera indica‡§	amm	Anacardiaceae	0.066	0.035	0.001	avoided
Banyan	Ficus bengalensis‡§	bot/pakore	Moraceae	0.009	0.033	<0.0001	selected
Kadam	Neolamarckia cadamba	kadam	Rubiaceae	0.010	0.028	<0.0001	selected
Jackfruit	Artocarpus heterophyllus	kathal/chambol	Moraceae	0.040	0.023	0.02	avoided
Cotton Silk	Ceiba pentandra‡§	shimul	Malvaceae	0.011	0.023	0.001	selected
Mabolo/Ebony	Diospyros peregrina§	gaab	Ebenaceae	0.041	0.020	0.01	avoided
Beechwood	Gmelina arborea	gamari/pitagora	Lamiaceae	0.006	0.015	0.005	selected
Mulberry	Morus	jam	Moraceae	0.014	0.010	0.42	random
Pithraj	Aphanamixis polystachya	pit raj/royna	Meliaceae	0.036	0.006	<0.0001	avoided
Rough Bush	Streblus asper	sheora	Moraceae	0.014	0.006	0.07	random
Tamarind	Tamarindus indica‡§	tatul	Fabaceae	0.004	0.006	0.46	random
Dumur	Ficus carica§	dumur	Moraceae	0.011	0.004	0.09	random
Blackboard Tree	Alstonia scholaris‡	chatim	Apocynaceae	0.004	0.004	0.96	random
Pitali	Trewia nudiflora‡	pitali/pithkhuli	Euphorbiaceae	0.004	0.004	0.78	random
Indian Ash Tree	Lannea coromandelica§	jigha	Anacardiaceae	0.009	0.003	0.10	random
Ipil Ipil	Intsia bijuga	ipil ipil	Fabaceae	0.007	0.003	0.17	random
Indian Rosewood	Dalbergia sissoo‡	shishu	Fabaceae	0.005	0.003	0.47	random
Betel Nut	Areca catechu§	shupari	Arecaceae	0.104	0.001	<0.0001	avoided
Neem	Azadirachta indica§	neem	Meliaceae	0.009	0.001	0.04	avoided
Palmyra Palm	Borassus flabellifer‡§	tal	Arecaceae	0.006	0.001	0.12	random
Bishop Wood	Bischofia javanica	uriam/puia	Phyllanthaceae	0.004	0.001	0.26	random
Monkey Jack	Artocarpus lacucha	dewa	Moraceae	0.003	0.001	0.38	random
Hijol	Barringtonia Acutangula	hijol	Lecythidaceae	0.003	0.001	0.48	random
Date Palm	Phoenix sylvestris	khejur	Arecaceae	0.003	0.001	0.48	random
Banana	Musa paradisiaca§	kala	Musaceae	0.021	0.000	-	not used
Coconut Palm	Cocos nucifera‡	narikel	Arecaceae	0.012	0.000	-	not used
Sacred Fig	Ficus religiosa‡§	peepal	Moraceae	0.005	0.000	-	not used
Custard Apple	Annona reticulata§	ata	Annonaceae	0.004	0.000	-	not used

^*Based on binomial exact test

^†If the abundance of a tree species within the roost trees was significantly greater than expected based on its abundance within the plots, we considered it a preferred, or “selected” species. Alternatively, if use of the tree species as a roost tree was less than expected based on its general abundance, then we labelled it as an “avoided” species. If there was no significant difference between use as a roost and availability in the plots, then the species was considered “used at random.”

^‡Tree species has been documented in the literature as a Pteropus giganteus roosting site

^§Tree species has been documented in the literature as a Pteropus giganteus food source