Rhinolophus chiewkweeae Yoshiyuki and Lim, 2005

Rhinolophus chiewkweeae Yoshiyuki and Lim, 2005: 29; Gunung Ledang, Tangkak, Muar, Johor, MALAYSIA, 1276 m (Boo-Liat Lim, collector; NSMT-M 33472) [13].

Common English name: Chiewkwee’s Horseshoe Bat

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

Remarks: R. pearsonii is reported to occur in Peninsular Malaysia [9] although we could not find any precise locality reports. It is likely that the records of R. pearsonii from Peninsular Malaysia, if valid, may actually represent R. chiewkweeae [154]. However, our NJ analysis revealed that the DNA barcodes under these names (but not including Peninsular Malaysia specimens) were 12% divergent in COI mtDNA (see Fig 3 in [154]).

IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Recorded at: Melaka: Asahan Forest Reserve [13] ; Johor: Gunung Ledang and Labis Forest Reserve [13] ; Kedah: Lubok Semilan, Ulu Melaka in Pulau Langkawi and Weng Subcatchment Area in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve Forest Reserve [13] ; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [50] ;

Perak: Temenggor Lake [69]; Terengganu: Tasik Kenyir [69], Sungai Buweh [154].

R. chiewkweeae has been reported from lowland, hill and submontane dipterocarp forests, and an island [13, 154]. In Peninsular Malaysia, all reported individuals were caught in mature and secondary dipterocarp forests [154]. The low capture rate of R. chiewkweeae suggested that the population density of the species in Peninsular Malaysia is likely to be very low [50, 154]