Miniopterus magnater Sanborn, 1931

Suyanto, Agustinus & Struebig, Matthew J., 2007, Bats of the Sangkulirang limestone karst formations, East Kalimantan - a priority region for Bornean bat conservation, Acta Chiropterologica 9 (1), pp. 67-95 : 87

Miniopterus magnater Sanborn, 1931

Large bent-winged bat

New material

6♂♂ ( MZB M26371 / 26736 / 26737 / 26787 / 26788 / 26855 ); 1♀ ( MZB M26738 ).

Records from Borneo

Sabah: Batu Ponggul, Gomantong, Gua Liang, Madai, Poring, Pulau Balembangan, Upper Sungai Kuamat ( Payne et al., 2000). EastKal: Bantol cave ( Yasuma, 1994).

Comments

Nine individuals were captured in a harp-trap as they emerged from Gua Kelelawar at Tintang. This is the second re- cord in Kalimantan. Otherwise it is only confirmed in Sabah. M. magnater is the largest of the known Bornean Miniopterus (FA in Tintang 48.1–50.5 mm), but is often confused with M. schreibersii . The seven individuals taken as specimens from Tin- tang were confirmed as M. magnater by palatal width, M3–M3 (7.35–7.60 mm cf. 6.6–7.0 mm for M. schreibersii in Sabah — Payne et al., 2000), but it is possible that both species may be present at this formation as there is considerable overlap in external measurements.