Macroglossus sobrinus Andersen 1911
- 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
Macroglossus sobrinus Andersen, 1911
Macroglossus minimus sobrinus Andersen, 1911: 641, 642; Mount Igari, Perak, MALAYSIA (A.L. Butler, presenter; BM(NH) 1898.11.29.1) [81].
Macroglossus sobrinus [8].
Common English name: Greater Long-tongued Nectar Bat
Barcode Index Number: BOLD: AAA 9952 (2 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia; Fig 2).
IUCN status: Least Concern
Remarks: Macroglossus sobrinus was first described as a subspecies of M. minimus but was later considered as a distinct species [11, 14, 74] (see remarks on M. minimus).
Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [11, 41], Tasik Chini [43], Cameron Highland [60]; Selangor: Bangi Forest Reserve [41], Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [51], Ulu Gombak [53, 54]; Perak: Bayor River-Rantau Panjang [49]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [50]; Kedah: Gunung Jerai [50], Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [57]; Kelantan: Air Panas-Gua Musang [61], Gunung Chamah, Gunung Reng, Gua Musang and Lojing Highlands [62], Gunung Stong State Park [67].
M. sobrinus has been recorded in dipterocarp and montane forests, and disturbed areas [14], and has been reported roosting in rolled young banana leaves and pollinating wild banana plants [11].
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- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.4251358 (DOI)
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- Journal article: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555 (DOI)
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Biodiversity
- Collection code
- BM
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Macroglossus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Andersen
- Species
- sobrinus
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- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Macroglossus sobrinus Andersen, 1911 sec. Lim, Ramli, Bhassu & Wilson, 2017
References
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- 14. Francis CM. A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers; 2008.
- 74. Boonsong L, McNeely JA. Mammals of Thailand. Association for the Conservation of Wildlife; 1977. pp. 758.
- 41. Zubaid A. A comparison of the bat fauna between a primary and fragmented secondary forest in Peninsular Malaysia. Mammalia. 1993; 57 (2): 201 - 206.
- 43. Lim BL, Hussein NA, Ratnam L. A study of the vertebrate fauna in the Tasek Chini Nature Reserve, Pahang in relation to land use. Mal Nat J. 1999; 53 (3): 217 - 238.
- 60. Shahfiz MA, Sahrul-Anuar MS, Shukor MN, Zalipah MN, Pan KA, Muin MA, et al. Survey of small mammals at two forest reserves in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. In: Rahman A, Koh HL, Mohd-Paiz K, Muhamad A, Latiff A, editors. Proceedings for Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, 3 - 5 August 2008. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Malaysia; 2008. pp. 293 - 298.
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- 57. Norsham Y, Shariff F, Norhayati A, Nordin M, Lim BL. Pre-logging survey of mammal fauna at Sungai Weng sub-catchment, Ulu Muda Forest Reserve Forest Reserve, Kedah. Journal of Wildlife and Parks. 1999; 17: 28 - 43.
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