Megarderma spasma Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Voon-Ching Lim
name: Rosli Ramli
name: Bhassu, Subha
name: John-James Wilson
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: <i>Megarderma spasma</i> [8]. <b>Common English name:</b> Lesser False-Vampire <b>Barcode Index Number:</b> DNA barcodes recorded as <i>M</i>. <i>spasma</i> are associated with the BIN, BOLD: AAC 8422, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia. <b>IUCN status:</b> Least Concern <b>Recorded at: Pulau Pinang</b>: Unspecified [23]; <b>Johor</b>: Pulau Pisang and Pulau Aur [23]; <b>Kedah</b>: Pulau Langkawi [23], Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [57]; <b>Pahang:</b> Krau Wildlife Reserve [11, 40], Merapoh [40], Tasik Chini [43], Pulau Tioman [79], National Park [87], Kemasul [100]; <b>Perak</b>: Bukit Jerneh Cave and Tumang Lembing Cave [30], Temengor Forest Reserve [47]; <b>Selangor</b>: Bangi Forest Reserve [41], Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [51], Ulu Gombak [52, 54], Sungai Dusun Game Reserve [88]; <b>Negeri Sembilan</b>: Pasoh Forest Reserve [45], Berembun Forest Reserve [101]; <b>Perlis</b>: Wang Kelian State Park [50]. <i>M</i>. <i>spasma</i> has been reported roosting in caves, tunnels, culverts, large tree hollows, rock crevices and abandoned buildings [11, 14, 23]
description: Published as part of <i>Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu &amp; John-James Wilson, 2017, A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library, pp. 1-65 in PLoS ONE 12 (7)</i> on page 15, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179555, http://zenodo.org/record/4251352
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