Hesperoptenus ypsugo subsp. macrotis, (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 : 49-50

Hypsugo macrotis [Temminck, 1840]

Vespertilio macrotis Temminck, 1840: 218 , pl. 54; Padang , Sumatra, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [ 82].

Pipistrellus imbricatus [ 23]

Pipistrellus macrotis [ 209]

Hypsugo macrotis [ 98].

Common English name: Big-eared Pipistrelle

Barcode Index Number: There are no DNA barcodes recorded under this name on BOLD.

Remarks: H. macrotis was previously regarded as Pipistrellus macrotis [ 98]. The species was first reported from Peninsular Malaysia as Pipistrellus imbricatus macrotis [ 8] with only one locality record in the lowlands of Selangor [ 23]. Francis and Hill [ 209] later commented that the specimens recorded as P. imbricatus macrotis from Peninsular Malaysia [ 23] represent P. macrotis = H. macrotis .

IUCN status: Data Deficient

Recorded at: Selangor: lowlands of Selangor [ 23], Kuala Selangor [ 173]; Negeri Sembilan: Seremban [ 31] ; Kedah: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [ 57] .

H. macrotis has been recorded in lowland forests and coastal lagoons near mangroves [ 14, 23] and recently in a school located in an urbanized habitat with small secondary forest fragments [ 31]. It is likely that the species may have adapted to human modified habitats [ 31], and the lack of its recent records may be due to surveys primarily target forest habitats.