Murina suilla (Temminck 1840)

Suyanto, Agustinus & Struebig, Matthew J., 2007, Bats of the Sangkulirang limestone karst formations, East Kalimantan - a priority region for Bornean bat conservation, Acta Chiropterologica 9 (1), pp. 67-95 : 89

Murina suilla (Temminck 1840)

Lesser tube-nosed bat

New material

1♂ ( MZB M26759 ).

Records from Borneo

Sabah: Danum Valley, Gomantong, Gunung Kinabalu, Madai, Pulau Molle- angen, Segarong, Sepilok, Silau Silau, Sukau, Tabin ( Payne et al., 2000). Sarawak: Samunsam ( Payne et al., 2000). CentKal: Barito Ulu Research Area (D. Pio, unpub- lished data); Sebangau NP, Tanjung Puting NP ( Struebig et al., 2006 b); EastKal: Bukit Soeharto ( Yasuma, 1994); Sungai Wain PF ( Struebig et al., 2006 a); Peleben, Sungai Mahakam ( Payne et al., 2000).

Comments

A male individual was captured in a harp-trap set across an old logging skid at Tabalar. Murina suilla is the smallest of the Bornean Murina and can also be recognised externally by fur colour. This species is con- sidered a forest specialist ( Kingston et al., 2003), and has been recorded in harp-trap surveys throughout Sabah and at a few lo- calities in Sarawak. There are few records from Kalimantan, most likely because of limited use of harp-traps.