Hipposideros atrox Andersen, 1918

Hipposideros gentilis atrox Andersen, 1918: 381; Semangko Gap, Selangor, MALAYSIA, 2800 ft (A. L. Butler, Esq., presenter; BM(NH) 1901.3.9.4) [117].

Hipposideros bicolor atrox [118].

Hipposideros bicolor 142 [16].

Hipposideros atrox [17].

Common English name: Lesser Bicoloured Roundleaf Bat

Barcode Index Number: BOLD: ACE 5015 (2 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia) and BOLD: ACE 6229 (11 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia). The two BINs showed less than 2% of divergence in COI mtDNA (Fig 4).

IUCN status: Not Evaluated but Least Concern as H. bicolor:

Recorded at: As H. cf. bicolor: Perlis: Perlis State Park (ABBSI006-04 and ABBSI007-04 [4]); Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve (ABBSI011-04, ABBSI015-04 [4]), Kuala Lompat (BM452-04 [4]), Kuala Lipis (ABBSI012-04 [4]), and Bukit Sagu-Kuantan (ABBSI009-04 [4]);

Kelantan: Dabong (ABBSI010-04 [4]); Selangor: Ampang (ABBSI013-04 [4]); Perak: Gunung Gajah-Ipoh (ABBSI014-04 [4]); Negeri Sembilan: Pasoh Forest Reserve (BM453-04 [4]).

As H. bicolor 142: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [11], Bukit Ibam, Jengka, Klau Besar, and Kenong [100]; Selangor: Semangkok Forest Reserve [101], Ulu Gombak [5, 101]; Terengganu: Pasir Raja, Dungun [15], Tasik Kenyir [69], Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve [101]; Negeri Sembilan: Berembun Forest Reserve [101], Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve [100, 101]; Perak: Temenggor Lake [69], Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve [100]; Kelantan: Gunung Stong State Park [100]; Pulau Pinang: Bukit Panchor [100]; Kedah: Bukit Hijau [100]. Also see records of H. bicolor sensu lato above.

Roosting colonies of H. atrox vary from a few to hundreds of individuals [17]. The species has a wide range of habitat: limestone caves, hill and lowland primary forests, secondary forests, and even highly disturbed areas including plantations and human residences [11, 14, 23, 17]. Individuals have been reported roosting with other Hipposideros species [17].