Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834

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 : 35-36

Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834

Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834: 24 , pl. 1 (and 1835: 27, pl. 31); Bantam, west Java, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; NMNL 35194 ) [ 116].

Common English name: Trefoil Horseshoe Bat

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:AAB6408 (10 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia; Fig 5 )

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [ 11, 41, 42], Tasik Chini [ 43], Kuala Atok, National Park [ 44], Tasek Bera Forest Reserve, Lata Bujang Forest Reserve and Fraser Hill Forest Reserve [ 56], Gunung Tahan [ 92], Bukit Ibam, Kemasul, Jengka, Klau Besar and Gunung Aais [ 100]; Selangor: Ulu Gombak [ 40, 54, 101], Bangi Forest Reserve [ 41], Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [ 51], Air Hitam Forest Reserve [ 55], Sungai Dusun Forest Reserve [ 56], Semangkok Forest Reserve [ 101]; Negeri Sembilan: Pasoh Forest Reserve [ 45], Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve [ 100, 101], Berembun Forest Reserve [ 101]; Perak: Temengor Forest Reserve [ 46, 47, 111], Royal Belum State Park [ 48, 66], Temenggor Lake [ 69], Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve [ 100, 101]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [ 50]; 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, 100]; Kelantan: Air Panas-Gua Musang [ 61]; Melaka: Sungai Udang Forest Reserve [ 68]; Terengganu: Tasik Kenyir [ 69], Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve [ 101]; Pulau Pinang: Bukit Panchor [ 100].

R. trifoliatus roosts solitarily under leaves of palms, rattan and small trees, and has been recorded in mangroves, and primary and secondary forests at all elevations [ 11, 14, 23].

Family: Vespertilionidae (subfamily: Kerivoulinae )

Figures

Fig 5. Neighbour-joining tree showing all available DNA barcodes for species in family Rhinolophidae 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, JV = Java Indonesia, IND = India, CH = China, CM = Cambodia,MN = Myanmar. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179555.g005