Studies on a collection of bats

Ratnam Louis, . and Saharudin Anan, . and Habsah Muda, . Studies on a collection of bats. pp. 9-16. ISSN 0121-8126

During 1988/89 a collection of bats were made in 7 localities in Selangor and Pahang Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 101 specimens were collected comprising 16 species representing 4 families. Four species are fruit bats (Megachiroptera) and 12 are insectivorous bats (Microchiroptera). All except 1 of the bat species are common. The exception is a male Hesperoptenus dories a very rare bat and this represents the second authenticated record of this species in Peninsular Malaysia and the third specimen of this bat in museum collections in the world. Some of the species recorded in this report also represent new locality records for Peninsular Malaysia.

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Abstract

During 1988/89 a collection of bats were made in 7 localities in Selangor and Pahang Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 101 specimens were collected comprising 16 species representing 4 families. Four species are fruit bats (Megachiroptera) and 12 are insectivorous bats (Microchiroptera). All except 1 of the bat species are common. The exception is a male Hesperoptenus dories a very rare bat and this represents the second authenticated record of this species in Peninsular Malaysia and the third specimen of this bat in museum collections in the world. Some of the species recorded in this report also represent new locality records for Peninsular Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Bats
AGROVOC Term:	Fruit bats
AGROVOC Term:	Pterophoridae
AGROVOC Term:	Trapping
AGROVOC Term:	Identification
AGROVOC Term:	Forest reserves
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	Animal collections
AGROVOC Term:	Fruit bats
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9086

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