Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)

Bat survey was conducted in Bako National Park from 25th to 29th August 2013. A total of 107 individuals from 11 species of bats were recorded. Hipposideros cervinus was recorded as the most abundance species with 51 individuals while Murina suilla and Rhinolophus affinis were the least abundant w...

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Main Authors: Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin, Nursyafiqah, Shazali, Rahmat, Libar, Nur Fatin, Karim, Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman, Azuan, Roslan, Mohd Isham, Azhar, Mohd Zacaery, Khalik, Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
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author Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin
Nursyafiqah, Shazali
Rahmat, Libar
Nur Fatin, Karim
Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman
Azuan, Roslan
Mohd Isham, Azhar
Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan
author_facet Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin
Nursyafiqah, Shazali
Rahmat, Libar
Nur Fatin, Karim
Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman
Azuan, Roslan
Mohd Isham, Azhar
Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan
author_sort Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin
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description Bat survey was conducted in Bako National Park from 25th to 29th August 2013. A total of 107 individuals from 11 species of bats were recorded. Hipposideros cervinus was recorded as the most abundance species with 51 individuals while Murina suilla and Rhinolophus affinis were the least abundant with one individual each from total captures. This study has added R. affinis as another new species locality record for the national park. This brings up the total bat species known from the park now to 35 species of bats. Interestingly, an individual of H. cervinus with partial albinism was caught during this survey. This single bat was captured on the 27th August 2013 and will be the first albino bat reported in Borneo and possibly Malaysia. This specimen is an adult female that presents high degree of albinism over most of the body but lacking on the upperparts of the body and part of the wings. Detailed description based on 16 external and craniodental measurements are presented herein along with their species identification through genetic analyses. Further research on the genetic structure and behavior of an albino individual may help to identify the possible causes and consequences of albinism to the bats populations.
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spelling unimas-143582022-02-04T03:14:27Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14358/ Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus) Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin Nursyafiqah, Shazali Rahmat, Libar Nur Fatin, Karim Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman Azuan, Roslan Mohd Isham, Azhar Mohd Zacaery, Khalik Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan QL Zoology Bat survey was conducted in Bako National Park from 25th to 29th August 2013. A total of 107 individuals from 11 species of bats were recorded. Hipposideros cervinus was recorded as the most abundance species with 51 individuals while Murina suilla and Rhinolophus affinis were the least abundant with one individual each from total captures. This study has added R. affinis as another new species locality record for the national park. This brings up the total bat species known from the park now to 35 species of bats. Interestingly, an individual of H. cervinus with partial albinism was caught during this survey. This single bat was captured on the 27th August 2013 and will be the first albino bat reported in Borneo and possibly Malaysia. This specimen is an adult female that presents high degree of albinism over most of the body but lacking on the upperparts of the body and part of the wings. Detailed description based on 16 external and craniodental measurements are presented herein along with their species identification through genetic analyses. Further research on the genetic structure and behavior of an albino individual may help to identify the possible causes and consequences of albinism to the bats populations. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14358/1/Bats%20of%20Bako.pdf Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin and Nursyafiqah, Shazali and Rahmat, Libar and Nur Fatin, Karim and Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman and Azuan, Roslan and Mohd Isham, Azhar and Mohd Zacaery, Khalik and Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan (2015) Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus). Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 5 (2). pp. 44-52. ISSN 2229-9769 http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST
spellingShingle QL Zoology
Nur Mukminah, Naharuddin
Nursyafiqah, Shazali
Rahmat, Libar
Nur Fatin, Karim
Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman
Azuan, Roslan
Mohd Isham, Azhar
Mohd Zacaery, Khalik
Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan
Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)
title Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)
title_full Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)
title_fullStr Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)
title_full_unstemmed Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)
title_short Bats of Bako National Park and Additional Notes on the Rare Partial Albinism in Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideridae: Hipposideros cervinus)
title_sort bats of bako national park and additional notes on the rare partial albinism in fawn roundleaf bat (hipposideridae: hipposideros cervinus)
topic QL Zoology
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14358/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14358/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14358/1/Bats%20of%20Bako.pdf