Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat
| Malayan Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Coelops |
| Species: | C. robinsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Coelops robinsoni Bonhote, 1908
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| Malayan Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat range | |
The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (Coelops robinsoni) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is a very small bat which has long and soft fur. The fur coloration is brown to blackish on the dorsal surface and ashy on the ventral surface. It can be distinguished from the other roundleaf bats by its small size and the absence of the tail. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]
Biology
In Thailand, this species is known to form small colonies inhabiting caves and is considered a rare species.[2] In Peninsular Malaysia, the species has been recorded roosting in a cave and in the hollow buttress of a tree and shares its roosting site with Hipposideros ridleyi.[3][4]
In the Philippines, this species was previously known as C. hirsutus and recorded only from Mindoro Island.[5][6] However, it was suggested that C. hirsutus was a conspecific species of C. robinsoni.[7] Until now, the ecology and habitat preference is still poorly known, due mainly to the species being difficult to catch. Throughout its distribution it is not known whether the small number of specimens is due to low population numbers or it has a high level of trap and net avoidance due to a combination of flight pattern and sensitive echolocation.
Distributions
In Sarawak, it is only recorded from eastern part of Sarawak (Bintulu, Niah National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park).[8] The distribution of this bat is restricted to the Southeast Asian region from Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo and possibly to Philippines.[4][9]
References
- ^ a b Heaney, L. (2008). "Coelops robinsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008 e.T5076A11112095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5076A11112095.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Lēkhakun, Bunsong; McNeely, Jeffrey A. (1977). Mammals of Thailand. Association for the Conservation of Wildlife. doi:10.1017/S0030605300015635. ISSN 0030-6053. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ^ Kingston, Tigga (2006). Bats of Krau Wildlife Reserve. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-942-756-1.
- ^ a b Francis, C. (2008). "A Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia". Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (3). Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press (published 2 June 2009): 779–780. ISBN 978-0-691-13551-9.
- ^ Nowak, Ronald M. (1994). Walker's Bats of the World. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-4986-2.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M.; Solari, S.; Baker, R. (2005). "Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference". Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (3) (published 1 June 2007): 824–830. doi:10.1644/06-MAMM-R-422.1. ISSN 0022-2372.
- ^ Hill, John Edwards (1972). "The Gunong Benom Expedition 1967. 4. New records of Malayan bats, with taxonomic notes and the description of a new Pipistrellus". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology. 23 (3): 21–42.
- ^ Mohd, R.; et al. (2010). "A new distributional record of the rare bat Coelops robinsoni from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo". Tropical Biodiversity Conservation: 87–92.
- ^ Payne, J.; Francis, C. M.; Phillipps, K. (1985). A field guide to the mammals of Borneo. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-967-99947-1-1.