Nyctalus noctula
- 1. Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2. Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
- 3. International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
Description
Nyctalus noctula [Schreber, 1774] (?)
Vespertilios noctula Schreber, 1774: 166, pl. 52; FRANCE (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [202].
Nyctalus noctula [8].
Common English name: Eurasian Noctule
Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as N. noctula are associated with BIN, BOLD: AAC 7411, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.
Remarks: Chasen [8] suggested that the species in Peninsular Malaysia may represents N. n. labiate = labiatus Hodgson, 1835 (type locality = Nepal) which also occurs in Pakistan and India [9]. N. n. labiatus is considered to be morphologically distinct from N. noctula and therefore, should be raised as a species [203]. The records of N. noctula from Peninsular Malaysia, if valid, may be referable to “labiatus” or “plancyi” [203].
IUCN status: Least Concern
Recorded at: There is only one record of N. noctula in this region which is an old skin dated 1838 purchased in Singapore [204] but its origin remains doubtful [23]. Based on the purchased skin, Dobson [204] included Peninsular Malaysia in the distribution range of N. noctula, which was followed by Corbet and Hill [9] and Medway [23]. We could not find recent records for the species although it is thought to occur in Peninsular Malaysia [1, 10]. We found two old records which reported two specimens of Nyctalus sp. in a National Park, Pahang [87] and Ulu Langat Forest Reserve, Selangor [88]. However, there are no specimens deposited in the DWNP collection.
N. noctula roosts in tree hollows and forages high above canopy [14, 23].
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- Journal article: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/4251352 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFCA8F07FF9EFF82FF81D072BF4BFFA2 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Nyctalus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Schreber
- Species
- noctula
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) sec. Lim, Ramli, Bhassu & Wilson, 2017
References
- 202. Schreber JC. Die Saugethiere. Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen, vol 1. Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther. 1775.
- 8. Chasen FN. A handlist of Malaysian mammals (A systematic list of the mammals of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, including the adjacent small islands). Bulletin of the Raffles Museum; 1940.
- 9. Corbet GB, Hill JE. The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1992.
- 203. Csorba G, Hutson AM. Nyctalus noctula; 2016 [cited 2017 Jan 16]. Database: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e. T 14920 A 22015682 [Internet]. Available from: http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2305 / IUCN. UK. 2016 - 2. RLTS. T 14920 A 22015682. en.
- 204. Dobson GE. Catalogue of Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. London: Bristish Museum; 1878.
- 23. Medway L. The wild mammals of Malaya. London: Oxford University Press. 1969.
- 1. Davison GW, Zubaid A. The status of mammalian biodiversity in Malaysia. Status of Biological Diversity in Malaysia and Threat Assessment of Plant Species in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Forest Research Institute Malaysia; 2007. pp. 3 - 27.
- 10. DWNP. Red list of mammals for Peninsular Malaysia. Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia; 2010.
- 87. Yatim SH, Baatu Z, Saaidun KA, Marzuki MI. Survey of mammals and bird species in six different habitats: mangrove, lowland dipterocarp, hill dipterocarp, upper dipterocarp, montane oak and montane ericaceous forest. Journal of Wildlife and Parks. 1985; 4: 65 - 91.
- 88. Yatim SH. A preliminary survey on inventory habitat and wildlife in the Ulu Langat Forest Reserve and Sungai Dusun Game Reserve. Journal of Wildlife and Parks. 1983; 2: 119 - 140.
- 14. Francis CM. A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers; 2008.