Kerivoula hardwickii, Hordfield, 1824

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 : 36

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https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4343537

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scientific name

Kerivoula hardwickii
status

 

Kerivoula hardwickii View in CoL [Hordfield, 1824]

Vespertilio hardwickii Horsfield, 1824 View in CoL : part 8; Java, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; Type: BM(NH) 79.11.29.181) [ 102].

Kerivoula hardwickii View in CoL [ 8].

Common English name: Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat

Barcode Index Number: BOLD: AAA 6722 (5 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia; Fig 6 View Fig 6 )

Remarks: DNA barcodes recorded as K. hardwickii are associated with four BINs, BOLD: AAA6722, BOLD:AAA6725, BOLD:AAC5514 and BOLD:AAC5515. DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos formed a mainland group, whereas DNA barcodes from Malaysian Borneo and Kalimantan, Indonesia formed a Bornean group ( Fig 6 View Fig 6 ). Francis et al. [ 2] suggested that K. hardwickii is a species complex based on the analysis of COI mtDNA. However, Khan et al. [ 169] recognised only a single form across Malaysia (Peninsular and Borneo) and suggested that the Bornean form is a result of chromosomal polymorphism. Douangboubpha et al. [ 170] reported that specimens from Thailand referred as K. hardwickii can be divided into two morphotypes: “flat” skulls and “domed” skulls. Although the specimens with “flat” skulls did not show variation in size and morphology, they were closely clustered into two clades ( K. hardwickii Aand K. hardwickii B) 2.14% divergent in COI mtDNA; whereas specimens with “domed” skulls showed variation in size and morphology but were closely clustered together in a COI analysis ( K. hardwickii C). “Domed” skulls were 16.37% and 20.02% divergent to K. hardwickii Aand K. hardwickii Bin COI mtDNA respectively [ 170].

There are no subspecies recognised currently [ 98] contradicting older literature. Ellerman and Morrison-Scott [ 138] recognised four subspecies: hardwickii (type locality: Java), depressa (type locality: southern Burma = Myanmar), crypta (type locality: southern India), and malpasi (type locality: Sri Lanka) whereas Hill [ 171] recognised five, including engana (type locality: southwest of Sumatra). The names hardwickii and depressa were suggested for the specimens from Thailand with “domed” and “flat” skulls respectively, but further research is required to assign Linnaean names conclusively [ 170]. Whether the four BINs in our NJ tree ( Fig 6 View Fig 6 ) represent the four subspecies remains to be determined. We tentatively retained the name K. hardwickii in this checklist pending further research.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Kelantan: Ulu Kelantan [ 23], Gunung Stong State Park [ 100], Air Panas-Gua Musang, [ 61], Gua Musang [ 62]; Perak: Temengor Forest Reserve [ 46, 47, 111], Royal Belum State Park [ 66], Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve [ 100, 101]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [ 50];

Johor: Endau-Kluang Forest Reserve [ 56], Gunung Panti and Labis Forest Reserve [ 100];

Melaka: Sungai Udang Forest Reserve [ 68]; Pahang: Bukit Ibam, Klau Besar, and Gunung Aais [ 100]; Pulau Pinang: Bukit Panchor [ 100]; Negeri Sembilan: Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve [ 100, 101], Berembun Forest Reserve [ 101]; Selangor: Semangkok Forest Reserve and Ulu Gombak [ 101]; Terengganu: Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve [ 101].

K. hardwickii has been reported roosting in tree hollows, among clumps of dead leaves, and in dead and broken bamboo stems [ 14, 23].

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Vespertilionidae

Genus

Kerivoula

Loc

Kerivoula hardwickii

Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu & John-James Wilson 2017
2017
Loc

Vespertilio hardwickii

Horsfield 1824
1824
Loc

Kerivoula hardwickii

Hordfield 1824
1824
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