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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10.1371/journal.pone.0179555
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PMC5526618
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Taphozous longimanus
Hardwicke, 1825
Taphozous
longimanus
Hardwicke, 1825: 525
;
Calcutta
,
Bengal
,
INDIA
(Collector unknown;
Type
unknown) [
96
]
.
Common English name:
Long-winged Tomb Bat
Barcode Index Number:
DNA barcodes recorded as
T
.
longimanus
are associated with the
BIN
,
BOLD
:AAH9837, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular
Malaysia
.
IUCN status:
Least Concern
Recorded at:
Unspecified locations in
Selangor
,
Perak
, and
Pahang
[
23
];
Kedah
: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [
57
];
Johor
: Endau-Rompin [
23
];
Pahang
: Krau Wildlife Reserve (2 DWNP specimens caught in year 2017).
T
.
longimanus
roosts in buildings, caves, tree hollows, crowns of palm trees, and among rocks [
14
,
23
]. The latest DWNP specimens were caught in crowns of coconut tree, approximately 3 meters tall (VC Lim, personal observation).