Brown Tube-Nosed Bat - Murina suilla
( Temminck, 1840 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Habitat:
Primary habitat is lowland dipterocarp forest from sea level up to 1,540 m asl, but also apparently other habitats, having been recorded in banana plantations. It was once netted in the centre of Samarinda City (Yasuma and Andau 2000). This species have been recorded from various types of forest including pristine lowland forest, hill dipterocarp, montane forest, kerangas, peat swamp, as well as secondary forest in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak (I. Azhar pers. comm.).

Range:
This species occurs in Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, and Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Nias island in Indonesia. Several localities in Indonesia including Sumatera, Java, Nias Island, Krakatau and Sumbawa. This species was also recorded from Pulau Tekong, Singapore.

Conservation:
It has been recorded from Krau Wildlife Reserve, and Hala-bala Wildlife Sanctuary (Thailand) and other protected areas throughout its range. Taxonomic research is needed to resolve what may be a species complex.

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