Chaerephon plicatus Buchannan, 1800

Asian wrinkle-lipped bat

Vespertilio plicatus Buchannan, 1800: 261; Bengal, India.

Distribution

India and Sri Lanka to S China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam, southeast through Malaysia to the Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Islands; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Island (Indian Ocean).

Considered vulnerable to hunting or disturbance due to ease with which large numbers of individuals can be captured in large colonies (Francis, 2008).

Distribution in Lao PDR (Fig. 91): Bolikhamxai Province: Ban Lak-20 market, capture location unknown (Evans et al., 2000); Louangnamtha: Ban Eng (ROM collection).