Rousettus leschenaulti Desmarest, 1820

Struebig, Matthew J., Rossiter, Stephen J., Bates, Paul J. J., Kingston, Tigga, Oo, Sai Sein Lin, Nwe, Aye Aye, Aung, Moe Moe, Win, Sein Sein & Mya, Khin Mya, 2005, Results of a recent bat survey in Upper Myanmar including new records from the Kachin forests, Acta Chiropterologica 7 (1), pp. 147-163 : 151

Rousettus leschenaulti Desmarest, 1820

Fulvous fruit bat

New record

Shan State: Innwine cave and waterfall.

Previous records from Myanmar

Mandalay Division ( Bates et al., 2000); Rakhine State: Nga Myat Nar Temple, 24 km west of Pyay (HZM collection, and Pearch et al., In press); Yangon Division: Yangon city (P. J. J. Bates, pers. comm); Kayin State: Weibyan Cave (HZM); Mon State: Sad-dan-Sin Cave (HZM); Mawlamyine [Moulmein: = R. amplexicaudatus in Agrawal and Sinha (1973) but see Rookmaaker and Bergmans (1981)]. Specimens from Tanintharyi Division: Tagoot (= R. leschenaulti in Wroughton, 1915 ) are now referred to R. amplexicaudatus ( Hill and Thonglongya, 1972).

Comments

Fourteen individuals were collected with a forearm length ranging from 74.4–89.7 mm and a body mass of 63.5–124.0 g. None was available for study at the Harrison Institute.