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
text
PLoS ONE
2017
2017-07-25
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7
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journal article
10.1371/journal.pone.0179555
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PMC5526618
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Emballonura monticola
Temminck, 1838
Emballonura monticola
Temminck, 1838: 25
, pl. 2;
Mountain Munara
,
Java
,
INDONESIA
(Collector unknown;
Type
unknown) [
82
].
Common English name:
Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat
Barcode Index Number:
BOLD
:AAX7646 (2 DNA barcodes from Peninsular
Malaysia
;
Fig 3
)
IUCN status:
Least Concern
Recorded at:
Pahang
: Krau Wildlife Reserve [
11
,
41
], Pulau Tioman [
23
], Tasik Chini [
43
];
Terengganu
: Pulau Redang [
23
];
Johor
: Pulau Aur [
23
], Endau-Kota Tinggi Forest Reserve [
56
];
Kedah
: Pulau Langkawi [
23
], Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [
57
];
Selangor
: Bukit Lanjan [
40
], Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [
51
], Ulu Gombak [
52
–
54
];
Negeri Sembilan
: Pasoh Forest Reserve [
45
];
Perak
: Temengor Forest Reserve [
46
,
47
];
Kelantan
:
Gua
Musang [
62
].
Fig 3. Neighbour-joining tree showing all available DNA barcodes for species in families
Emballonuridae
,
Megadermatidae
,
Molossidae
and
Nycteridae
reported from Peninsular Malaysia.
The percentage of pseudoreplicate trees (±70%) in which the DNA barcodes clustered together in the bootstrap test (500 pseudoreplicates) are shown above the branches. Abbreviation as follows: PM = Peninsular Malaysia, VN = Vietnam, BN = Borneo (including Sabah & Sarawak of East Malaysia, Brunei and Kalimantan Indonesia), TH = Thailand, LA = Laos, SM = Sumatera Indonesia,CH = China.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179555.g003
E
.
monticola
is confined to forest and roosts in small groups of two to 20 individuals, normally in shallow caves, rock crevices, hollowed logs, the buttresses of fallen trunks and overhanging earth banks [
11
,
14
,
23
].