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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PMC5526618
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Saccolaimus saccolaimus
[Temminck 1838
]
Taphozous
saccolaimus
Temminck, 1838: 14
;
Java
,
INDONESIA
(Collector unknown;
Syntype
:
BM
(NH) 1874.10.26.2)
[
82
].
Saccolaimus saccolaimus
[
98
].
Common English name:
Pouched Tomb Bat
Barcode Index Number:
The only DNA barcode recorded as
S
.
saccolaimus
is from
Vietnam
and is not associated with any
BIN
due to its short sequence length (
<
500bp).
IUCN status:
Least Concern
Recorded at:
Pulau Pinang
:
Pulau Pinang
[
23
];
Melaka
: Masjid Tanah [
23
];
Selangor
: Ulu Gombak [
54
].
S
.
saccolaimus
roosts in the eaves of buildings, hollowed trees and rock crevices [
23
] with colony size varying from a few to hundreds of individuals [
14
].