Rousettusleschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820)

Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu & John-James Wilson, 2017, A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library, PLoS ONE 12 (7), pp. 1-65 : 13

Rousettusleschenaultii [ 8].

Common English name: Leschenault’s Rousette

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as R. leschenaultii are associated with the BIN, BOLD:AAB5823, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Perlis: Wang Kelian State Park [ 50]; Selangor: Batu Caves based on skeletal remains [ 95]. R. leschenaultii roosts primarily in caves and sometimes in wells, mines and cave-like structures [ 14].