Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844

Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844: 485; NEPAL (Brian Houghton Hodgson, presenter; BM (NH) 45.1.8.416) [160].

Common English name: Big-eared Horseshoe Bat

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as R. macrotis are associated with two BINs, BOLD: AAC 2064 and BOLD:ACU9422, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

Remarks: The BIN, BOLD:AAC2064 includes DNA barcodes recorded as R. macrotis and R. siamensis, and both demonstrated very shallow genetic divergences [4] (S5 Fig). The BIN, BOLD:ACU9422 contains two DNA barcodes which are originally from GenBank and may be erroneous.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [11, 41, 42], Gunung Benom [23], Pulau Tioman [79], Klau Besar [100]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [50].

R. macrotis has been recorded in lowland and hill forests [11, 14, 23].