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
10.3161/1733-5329(2007)9[67:botslk]2.0.co;2
d40d94a8-75f5-486c-a377-6c1c7ba067dc
1733-5329
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Eonycteris spelaea
(Dobson, 1871)
Cave nectar bat
New material
3♂♂
(
MZB M26826
/
26827
/
26828
)
.
Records from Borneo
Brunei
: Batu Apoi NP, Bandar Seri Begawan (
Kofron, 2002
).
Sabah
: Danum Valley, Gomantong, Gunung Kinabalu, Madai, Pulau Balembangan, Pulau Banggi, Sepilok, Sungai Segama Sukau, Tabin, Tepadong (Yasuma and Andau, 2000). Sara- wak: Bau limestone formations (
Mohd- Azlan
et al
., 2005
); Niah NP, Kuching, Mulu NP, Sungai Tinjar (
Payne
et al
., 2000
); Gunung Penrisen (Jayaraj
et al
., 2006). WestKal: Betung Kerihun NP (Hariuchi, 1999); EastKal: Bukit Soe- harto, Liang Lusan cave (
Yasuma, 1994
); Kutai NP (
Payne
et al
., 2000
). South- Kal: Upper Sungai Tengah (
Payne
et al
., 2000
).
Comments
Four male individuals were captured in mist-nets set next to flowering banana trees (
Musa
spp.) at the Baai camp site. This species forms large cave colonies in karst areas, and in Borneo is known from scattered localities in most states, although the SAMD recognises a distribution limited to parts of Central and
East Kalimantan
, excluding Sangkulirang. Although we did not record this species in our cave surveys it is likely that further research will do so.
Eonycteris spelaea
was distinguished from
E. major
by its smaller size (FA 63.1–67.3 mm, cf.
E. major
71–80 mm
—
Payne
et al
., 2000
).