Lucas's Short-nosed Fruit Bat

discussion

Remarks. — Penthetor lucasi was netted near rock crevices (Bako NP and Mt. Penrisen) and ponds (Kubah NP). We verified the occurrence of this species at an elevation (857 m) higher than the previously reported upper limit of 600 m (Payne et al. 1985; Jayaraj et al. 2006). Within our sample there appears to be two genetically distinct clusters with about 5 % genetic divergence, indicating separate lineages. Sequences in GenBank (EF 105541 - EF 105544) referred as Penthetor lucasi from Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo do not cluster with our sequences (25 - 27 % genetic divergence), suggesting misidentification as they are closer to our Macroglossus sequences (2 - 4 % genetic divergence). One of 10 adult female specimens, TTU 108313 (14 August 2006), was post lactating.

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distribution

Malaysian distribution. — Recorded from Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

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

materials_examined

Specimens examined (10). — Bako NP: TTU 108284 (GenBank EU 521605), TTU 108287; Kubah NP: TTU 108313, TTU 108318, TTU 108319, TTU 108322, TTU 108329, TTU 108346; Mt. Penrisen: TTU 108363, TTU 108377. Type locality. — Malaysia (North Borneo), Sarawak.

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

conservation

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae