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 12 7 1 65 journal article 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555 6ea2cc5c-857b-4b47-8135-8bff7efbd1fc PMC5526618 28742835 4251352 Aethalops alecto [Thomas, 1923] Aethalodes alecto Thomas, 1923: 251 . Indrapura Peak , Sumatra , INDONESIA (Collector unknown; BM(NH) 1923.1.2.1) [ 36 ]. Aethalops alecto [ 37 ]. Common English name: Grey Fruit Bat Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as A . alecto are associated with the BIN , BOLD :AAB6984, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia . Remarks: Jayaraj et al. [ 38 ] commented that “unpublished genetic data suggests the Javan and Borneon forms are distinct”. We could not evaluate the relationship between these two forms and the bats in Peninsular Malaysia due the lack of DNA barcodes from the Peninsular Malaysia and Java. IUCN status: Least Concern Recorded at : Perak : Maxwell Hill [ 23 ]; Pahang : Gunong Benom and Cameron Highlands [ 23 ]. A . alecto is not common and confined to hill and montane forests, normally above 1000 m [ 14 , 23 ].