Hipposideros larvatus Horsfield, 1823

Horsfield’s leaf-nosed bat

New records

Kachin State: Namdee Hill; Shan State: Saya San cave; Mandalay Division: La- ung Taw Ka Thapa shrine; Payataung (Pagoda Hill) cave; Wangaber (Lahing Gu) caves.

Previous records from Myanmar

Kachin State: U Daung Taung Gu (HZM/YU); Sagaing Division: Nanda-Ya Ma Chaung (HZM/YU); Mandalay Division (Bates et al., 2000); Shan State (Bates et al., 2000), Montawa Cave (HZM/YU); Rakhine State (Pearch et al. 2003), Bar Min Gu (HZM/YU); Bago Division (Bates et al., 2000); Mon State (Bates et al., 2000); Tanintharyi Division: Tagoot (Wroughton,

1915); Katalu Village (HZM/ YU); Lei Kyet village (HZM/YU).

Comments

A medium-sized species of Hipposi- deros. Forearm length and body mass for 80 specimens of both sexes ranged between 55.8–69.3 mm and body mass between 14.0–26.0 g. It is widespread and common in Myanmar.