Myotis siligorensis [Horsfield, 1855]

Vespertilio siligorensis Horsfield, 1855: 102; Siligori, NEPAL (Brian Houghton Hodgson, collector; Type unknown) [221].

Myotis siligorensis [23].

Common English name: Small-toothed Myotis

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as M. siligorensis are associated with five BINs, BOLD: AAA 9718, BOLD: AAA 9719, BOLD: AAA 9720, BOLD: AAA 9721, and BOLD: ACF1046, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

Remarks: Our NJ analysis suggested that M. siligorensis may be a species complex (S10 Fig). Simmons [98] recognised four subspecies: M. s. siligorensis (type locality: Nepal), M. s. sowerbyi

(type locality: China), M. s. alticraniatus (type locality: Vietnam) and M. s. thaianus (type locality: Thailand). Whether the five BINs correspond to the described subspecies remains to be determined .

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [11, 41], Cheras Cave [23], Tasik Chini [43], Kuantan [140]; Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [50]; Kedah: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [57].

M. siligorensis has been recorded roosting in rock crevices and fissures in caves, often in small colonies at forest edges, in primary and secondary forests [14, 23]. Individuals have been recorded foraging near street lights at research station [11].