Coppery Sprite

discussion

Remarks. — Tribe Nycticeiini (Hoofer and Van Den Bussche 2003). Arielulus cuprosus was caught using harp traps across a walking trail at Kubah NP and in mist nets along the edge of a steep cliff at Mt. Penrisen. This species has long, and thick, upper fur with black bases and red orange (coppery) tips (Fig. 3 b). Most of the published literature and museum databases have classified A. cuprosus in the genus Pipistrellus or Eptesicus. Four specimens referred as “ Pipistrellus cuprosus ” from Kubah NP (four individuals) and Similajau NP (one individual) are in the UNIMAS museum database. Although not examined by us, these are likely to be Arielulus cuprosus and therefore we have included Kubah NP and Similajau NP as part of the distribution of A. cuprosus. This is a new distribution record for Sarawak.

USING GENETICS AND MORPHOLOGY TO EXAMINE SPECIES DIVERSITY OF OLD WORLD BATS: REPORT OF A RECENT COLLECTION FROM MALAYSIA

distribution

Malaysian distribution. — Recorded from Sabah, Sepilok. A new geographic record was added for Mt. Penrisen and for the state of Sarawak.

USING GENETICS AND MORPHOLOGY TO EXAMINE SPECIES DIVERSITY OF OLD WORLD BATS: REPORT OF A RECENT COLLECTION FROM MALAYSIA

materials_examined

Specimens examined (2). — Mt. Penrisen: TTU 108383 (GenBank EU 521631), TTU 108397. Type locality. — Malaysia (Borneo), Sabah, Sepilok (05 ° 52 ' N, 117 ° 56 ' E).

USING GENETICS AND MORPHOLOGY TO EXAMINE SPECIES DIVERSITY OF OLD WORLD BATS: REPORT OF A RECENT COLLECTION FROM MALAYSIA

conservation

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae