Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821

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Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821

Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821: 72 ; INDIA (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [ 210].

Scotophilus teminckii [ 23].

Scotophilus kuhlii teminckii [ 9].

Common English name: Lesser Asian House Bat

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as S. kulii are associated with the BIN, BOLD: AAC 0094, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

Remarks: Medway [ 23] reported S. teminckii from Peninsular Malaysia but Corbet and Hill [ 9] considered S. teminckii to be a synonym of S. kuhlii .

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [ 11]; Selangor: Bukit Kemandul [ 40], Bangi Forest Reserve [ 41], Ulu Gombak [ 54], Air Hitam Forest Reserve [ 55]; Perak: Selama [ 49];

Kelantan: Gunung Reng [ 62]; Melaka: Sungai Udang Forest Reserve [ 68] .

S. kuhlii is associated with humans and often sighted hunting insects at lamp posts in urban areas [ 11]. The species roosts in large colonies, often under the roofs of buildings, under the fronds of palms, in hollowed dead trees in forests, and in hollowed old rubber trees in rubber plantations [ 11, 14, 23].