Balionycteris seimundi ( Kloss 1921 )

FAISAL ALI ANWARALI KHAN, VICKI J. SWIER, SERGIO SOLARI, PETER A. LARSEN, BESAR KETOL, WAHAP MARNI, SIVANATHAN ELLAGUPILLAY, MAKLARIN LAKIM, MOHAMMAD TAJUDDIN ABDULLAH & ROBERT J. BAKER, 2008, USING GENETICS AND MORPHOLOGY TO EXAMINE SPECIES DIVERSITY OF OLD WORLD BATS: REPORT OF A RECENT COLLECTION FROM MALAYSIA, Occasional Papers of the Museum 281, pp. 1-30 : 6

Balionycteris seimundi ( Kloss 1921)

Malayan Spotted-winged Fruit Bat (Cecadu Sayap Bertitik Malaya)

Specimens examined (2).— Krau: TK 152011 (GenBank EU521597 ), TTU 108175 .

Type locality.— Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Pahang, Gunung Tahan .

Malaysian distribution.—Recorded from Peninsular Malaysia (all states).

Remarks.— Balionycteris seimundi represents the smallest fruit bat of Peninsular Malaysia (FA: 39-43 mm; weight: 13-14.1 g). We propose that the common name for this species be the Malayan Spotted-winged Fruit Bat in English and Cecadu Sayap Bertitik Malaya in Malay. See B. maculata species account for details.