Rhinolophus philippinensis Waterhouse 1843

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 : 10

Rhinolophus philippinensis Waterhouse 1843

Large-eared Horseshoe Bat (Local name not available)

Specimens examined (2).—Mt. Penrisen: TTU 108359 (GenBank EU521610 ), TTU 108380.

Type locality.— Philippines, Luzon .

Malaysian distribution.—Recorded from Borneo (Sabah: Gomantong Cave, Madai Caves, Sapulut, and Tapadong Cave; Sarawak: Bintulu, Lobang, Long Lama, Niah Caves, and Puteh Caves). Our record is new for Mt. Penrisen.

Remarks.— Philippinensis species group (Csorba et al. 2003). Rhinolophus philippinensis was netted near a pond in Mt. Penrisen. Scarcity of records in Borneo suggests this species may be rare. Rhinolophus philippinensis is distinguished from other similar species by a FA length of 48-53 mm and by a peculiar noseleaf structure (i.e., wide internarial region and a horseshoe shape). There are morphological, genetic, and echolocation call variations within this species that are associated with different islands in Indonesia ( Kingston and Rossiter 2004). One specimen, TTU 108380 (17 August 2006), was post-lactating.