Myotis horsfieldii [Temminck, 1840]

Vespertilio horsfieldii Temminck, 1840: 226; Mount Gede, Java, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [82].

Myotis horsfieldii [8].

Common English name: Horsfield’s Myotis

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:AAB9975 (1 DNA barcode from Peninsular Malaysia; Fig 6)

Remarks: DNA barcodes recorded as M. horsfieldii are associated with four BINs, BOLD: AAB9973, BOLD:AAB9974, BOLD:AAB9975, and BOLD:ACH4644 (Fig 6). Five subspecies have been described under M. horsfieldii: M. h. horsfieldii (type locality: Java), M. h. dryas (type locality: Andaman Islands), M. h. peshwa (type locality: India), M. h. jeannei (type locality: Philippines) and M. h. deignani (type locality: Thailand) [98]. The form occurring in Peninsular Malaysia represents the M. h. horsfieldii [9].

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [11], Merapoh [40], Cameron Highland [60]; Pulau Pinang [23]; Kuala Lumpur: Ampang [23, 140]; Perak: Temengor Forest Reserve [46, 47]; Kelantan: Gunung Reng [62]; Terengganu: Bukit Dendong [97].

M. horsfieldii has been recorded roosting in limestone caves, in crevices of rocks and boulders, and foraging near forest streams to presumably skim insects from water surface [11, 14, 23].