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 Nyctalus noctula [Schreber, 1774] (?) Vespertilios noctula Schreber, 1774: 166 , pl. 52; FRANCE (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [ 202 ]. Nyctalus noctula [ 8 ]. Common English name: Eurasian Noctule Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as N . noctula are associated with BIN , BOLD : AAC 7411, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia . Remarks: Chasen [ 8 ] suggested that the species in Peninsular Malaysia may represents N . n . labiate = labiatus Hodgson, 1835 ( type locality = Nepal ) which also occurs in Pakistan and India [ 9 ]. N . n . labiatus is considered to be morphologically distinct from N . noctula and therefore, should be raised as a species [ 203 ]. The records of N . noctula from Peninsular Malaysia , if valid, may be referable to “labiatus” or “plancyi” [ 203 ]. IUCN status: Least Concern Recorded at: There is only one record of N . noctula in this region which is an old skin dated 1838 purchased in Singapore [ 204 ] but its origin remains doubtful [ 23 ]. Based on the purchased skin, Dobson [ 204 ] included Peninsular Malaysia in the distribution range of N . noctula , which was followed by Corbet and Hill [ 9 ] and Medway [ 23 ]. We could not find recent records for the species although it is thought to occur in Peninsular Malaysia [ 1 , 10 ]. We found two old records which reported two specimens of Nyctalus sp. in a National Park, Pahang [ 87 ] and Ulu Langat Forest Reserve, Selangor [ 88 ]. However, there are no specimens deposited in the DWNP collection. N . noctula roosts in tree hollows and forages high above canopy [ 14 , 23 ].