Murina suilla (Temminck, 1840)

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 : 45

Murina suilla [Temminck, 1840]

Vespertilio suillus Temminck, 1840: 224 , pl. 56; Tapos , Java, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [ 82].

Murina suilla [ 163].

Common English name: Lesser Tube-nosed Bat

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as M. suilla are associated with four BINs, BOLD: AAE 0000, BOLD: AAE 0001, BOLD: AAE 0003 and BOLD:ABX8091 but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

Remarks: Simmons [ 98] recognises two subspecies: M. s. suilla (type locality: Java) and M. s. canescens (type locality: west Sumatra). Whether the two clusters suggested by our NJ analysis (S8 Fig) represent the two subspecies remains to be determined.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [ 11, 42], Bentong [ 23], Kuala Atok, National Park [ 44], Tasik Bera Forest Reserve [ 56], Cameron Highland [ 60], Bukit Ibam, Kemasul, Jengka and Klau Besar [ 100]; Perak: Temengor Forest Reserve [ 46 – 48], Royal Belum State Park [ 66], Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve [ 101]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [ 50]; Selangor: Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [ 51], Ulu Gombak [ 53, 54]; Kedah: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [ 57], Bukit Hijau [ 100]; Kelantan: Air Panas-Gua Musang [ 61], Gunung Stong State Park [ 100]; Melaka: Unspecified [ 68]; Johor: Gunung Panti [ 100]; Negeri Sembilan: Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve [ 100].

M. suilla has been recorded in lowland and hill forests [ 11, 14, 23].