Hipposideros cervinus, Gould, 1854

Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu & John-James Wilson, 2017, A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library, PLoS ONE 12 (7), pp. 1-65 : 21-22

Hipposideros cervinus [Gould, 1854]

Rhinolophus cervinus Gould, 1854 : pl. 34; Cape York and Albany Island , Queensland, AUS- TRALIA (Collector unknown, Type unknown) [ 119].

Phyllorhina labuanensis Tomes, 1859: 537 ; Labuan Island , Borneo, MALAYSIA (Mr. James Motley, collector; BM (NH) 7.1.1.305) [ 120]

Hipposideros schneidersi (misprint = schneideri) Thomas , 1904: 722; Upper Langkat, Sumatera, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; BM (NH) 7.1.9.4) [ 121] .

Hipposideros galeritus schneidersi [ 122].

Hipposideros cervinus labuanensis ( schneidersi ) [ 123].

Common English name: Fawn Roundleaf Bat

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:AAB6249 (19 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia; Fig 4 )

Remarks: Jenkins and Hill [ 123] described several subspecies under H. cervinus based on morphometric analyses. They concluded that H. c. labuanensis is the only taxon occuring in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo and treated H. c. schneidersi as a synonym of H. c. labuanensis . Bates et al. [ 124] later commented that although both have the typical “ cervinus ” noseleaf and rostrum, H. c. schneidersi and H. c. labuanensis are morphologically different with H. c. schneidersi having a broader zygomatum compared to H. c. labuanensis . This finding was consistent with an earlier taxonomic treatment of H. c. labuanensis and H. c. schneidersi as distinct species [ 122].

Murray et al. [ 125] reportedthat specimens of H. cervinus sensu lato from Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah (East Malaysia) were 5.5–6.1% divergent in NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) mtDNA. DNA barcodes named as H. cervinus are associated with two BINs which show a considerably large divergence ( Fig 4 ). Further analyses are required to determine whether specimens from Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah represent the same species (i.e. H. c. labuanensis ) or two different species.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [ 11, 41, 42], Tasik Chini [ 43], Kuala Atok, National Park [ 44], Bukit Ibam, Kemasul, Jengka, Klau Besar, Kenong and Gunung Aais [ 100]; Terengganu: Pasir Raja, Dungun [ 15], Tasik Kenyir [ 69]; Negeri Sembilan: Pasoh Forest Reserve [ 45], Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve [ 100, 101], Berembun Forest Reserve [ 101]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [ 50]; Selangor: Ulu Gombak [ 54, 101], Air Hitam Forest Reserve [ 55], Semangkok Forest Reserve [ 101]; Melaka: Lata Bujang Forest Reserve [ 56], Unspecified [ 68]; Johor: Endau- Kluang Forest Reserve and Endau-Kota Tinggi Forest Reserve [ 56], Gunung Panti and Labis Forest Reserve [ 100]; Kedah: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [ 57], Bukit Hijau [ 100]; Kelantan: Air Panas-Gua Musang, [ 61]; Perak: Temenggor Lake [ 69], Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve, [ 100]; Pulau Pinang: Bukit Panchor [ 100].

H. cervinus forages in forest understory and roosts in limestone caves and crevices amongst boulders in very large colonies of up to 100,000 individuals [ 11, 14].

Figures

Fig 4. Neighbour-joining tree showing all available DNA barcodes for species in family Hipposideridae reported from Peninsular Malaysia. The percentage of pseudoreplicate trees (±70%) in which the DNA barcodes clustered together in the bootstrap test (500 pseudoreplicates) are shown above the branches. Abbreviation as follows: PM = Peninsular Malaysia,VN = Vietnam, BN = Borneo (including Sabah & Sarawak of East Malaysia, Brunei and Kalimantan Indonesia), TH = Thailand, LA = Laos, SM = Sumatera Indonesia, CH = China, CM = Cambodia. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179555.g004