A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library
Author
Voon-Ching Lim
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
voonchinglim@gmail.com
Author
Rosli Ramli
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Author
Subha Bhassu
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
Author
John-James Wilson
International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
wilso04@gmail.com
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PLoS ONE
2017
2017-07-25
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journal article
10.1371/journal.pone.0179555
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Kerivoula lenis
Thomas, 1916
Kerivoula lenis
Thomas, 1916: 416
; Calcutta, Bengal,
INDIA
(J. T. Pearson, presenter; BM (NH) 1879.11.21.126) [
178
].
Common English name:
Indian Woolly Bat
Barcode Index Number:
BOLD
:
AAD
4874 (3 DNA barcodes from Peninsular
Malaysia
;
Fig 6
)
Remarks:
K
.
lenis
was previously considered as a subspecies of
K
.
papillosa
[
171
] but was later raised as a distinct species [
98
,
176
]. Douangboubpha et al. [
170
] reported three distinct clusters of
K
.
papillosa
based on NJ analyses at COI mtDNA (
K
.
papillosa
A, Band C) in
Thailand
of which
K
.
lenis
from Peninsular
Malaysia
(BIN, BOLD:AAD4874) is clustered with
K
.
papillosa
C.
K
.
lenis
from Peninsular
Malaysia
has been reported to be 5.33% divergent from
K
.
lenis
from Borneoand
>
14% divergentfrom
K
. cf.
lenis
from
Laos
[
4
,
169
,
170
]. Whether the taxon occurring in Peninsular
Malaysia
represents
K
.
lenis
sensu stricto
remains to be determined due to the lack of comparative materials from the
type
locality,
India
[
170
].
Our NJ analysis (
Fig 6
) revealed three clusters of DNA barcodes recorded as
K
.
lenis
and
K
. cf.
lenis
associated with three BINs, BOLD:AAC9530, BOLD:AAD4873 and BOLD:AAD4874.
IUCN status:
Least Concern
Recorded at:
Pahang
:
Krau Wildlife Reserve
[
32
]
;
Negeri Sembilan
:
Pasoh Forest Reserve
(specimen
BM
(NH) 1988.46)
.
K
.
lenis
has been recorded in understory of forest [
14
].