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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Myotis horsfieldii
[Temminck, 1840]
Vespertilio horsfieldii
Temminck, 1840: 226
;
Mount Gede
,
Java
,
INDONESIA
(Collector unknown;
Type
unknown) [
82
].
Myotis horsfieldii
[
8
].
Common English name:
Horsfield’s Myotis
Barcode Index Number:
BOLD
:AAB9975 (1 DNA barcode from Peninsular
Malaysia
;
Fig 6
)
Remarks:
DNA barcodes recorded as
M
.
horsfieldii
are associated with four BINs, BOLD: AAB9973, BOLD:AAB9974, BOLD:AAB9975, and BOLD:ACH4644 (
Fig 6
). Five subspecies have been described under
M
.
horsfieldii
:
M
.
h
.
horsfieldii
(
type
locality: Java),
M
.
h
.
dryas
(
type
locality: Andaman Islands),
M
.
h
.
peshwa
(
type
locality:
India
),
M
.
h
.
jeannei
(
type
locality:
Philippines
) and
M
.
h
.
deignani
(
type
locality:
Thailand
) [
98
]. The form occurring in Peninsular
Malaysia
represents the
M
.
h
.
horsfieldii
[
9
].
IUCN status:
Least Concern
Recorded at:
Pahang
: Krau Wildlife Reserve [
11
], Merapoh [
40
], Cameron
Highland
[
60
];
Pulau Pinang
[
23
];
Kuala Lumpur
: Ampang [
23
,
140
];
Perak
: Temengor Forest Reserve [
46
,
47
];
Kelantan
:
Gunung Reng [
62
];
Terengganu
: Bukit Dendong [
97
].
M
.
horsfieldii
has been recorded roosting in limestone caves, in crevices of rocks and boulders, and foraging near forest streams to presumably skim insects from water surface [
11
,
14
,
23
].