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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Miniopterus medius
Thomas and Wroughton, 1909
Miniopterus medius
Thomas and Wroughton, 1909: 382
;
Kalipoetjang
,
Tji-Tandoei River
,
west Java
,
INDONESIA
(
G. C. Shortridge
, collector; BM(NH) 1909.1.5.464) [
186
].
Common English name:
Medium Bent-winged Bat
Barcode Index Number:
BOLD
:AAF0138 (1 DNA barcode from Peninsular
Malaysia
;
Fig 6
)
Remarks:
DNA barcodes recorded as
M
.
medius
are associated with two BINs, BOLD: AAF0137, and BOLD:AAF0138. The BIN, BOLD:AAF0138 contains the only DNA barcode from Peninsular
Malaysia
(ABBSI031-04) and unidentified DNA barcodes from
Thailand
. None of the DNA barcodes were collected near the
type
locality. We found an 8.1% divergence between the two BINs (
Fig 6
). No subspecies is described for the species at the moment.
IUCN status:
Least Concern
Recorded at:
Pahang
: Krau Wildlife Reserve [
11
], Panching and Fraser Hill [
23
], Bukit Cheras [
140
];
Perak
: Maxwell Hill and Gunong Pondok [
23
];
Johor
: Kaban Island [
23
];
Selangor
: Ulu Gombak [
53
];
Terengganu
: Bukit Dendong [
97
].
M
.
medius
roosts in caves and inhabits primary lowland, hill and montane forests [
11
,
14
,
23
].