Bats of the Sangkulirang limestone karst formations, East Kalimantan - a priority region for Bornean bat conservation
Author
Suyanto, Agustinus
Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Widyasatwaloka Building, Jl. Raya Bogor Km 46, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia
Author
Struebig, Matthew J.
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, London, E 1 4 NS, United Kingdom & Corresponding author: E-mail: m. struebig @ qmul. ac. uk
m.struebig@qmul.ac.uk
text
Acta Chiropterologica
2007
2007-04-01
9
1
67
95
journal article
21493
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Miniopterus magnater
Sanborn, 1931
Large bent-winged bat
New material
6♂♂
(
MZB M26371
/
26736
/
26737
/
26787
/
26788
/
26855
);
1♀
(
MZB M26738
).
Records from Borneo
Sabah
: Batu Ponggul, Gomantong,
Gua
Liang, Madai, Poring, Pulau Balembangan, Upper Sungai Kuamat (
Payne
et al
., 2000
). EastKal: Bantol cave (
Yasuma, 1994
).
Comments
Nine individuals were captured in a harp-trap as they emerged from
Gua
Kelelawar at Tintang. This is the second re- cord in
Kalimantan
. Otherwise it is only confirmed in Sabah.
M. magnater
is the largest of the known Bornean
Miniopterus
(FA in Tintang
48.1–50.5 mm
), but is often confused with
M. schreibersii
.
The seven individuals taken as specimens from Tin- tang were confirmed as
M. magnater
by palatal width, M3–M3 (
7.35–7.60 mm
cf. 6.6–7.0 mm for
M. schreibersii
in Sabah —
Payne
et al
., 2000
), but it is possible that both species may be present at this formation as there is considerable overlap in
external
measurements.