Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841

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Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841

Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841: 287 ; Bantam, West Java, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [ 82] .

Common English name: Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as T. melanopogon are associated with the BIN, BOLD: AAD 2120, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [ 11, 41]; Johor: Pulau Pisang [ 23]; Pulau Pinang: Pulau Pinang [ 23]; Selangor: Pulau Angsa and Batu Caves [ 23], Bukit Kutu Wildlife Reserve [ 51], Ulu Gombak [ 52]; Kedah: Pulau Langkawi [ 23], Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [ 57];

Perak: Bukit Jerneh Cave and Tumang Lembing Cave [ 30] ; Terengganu: Bukit Dendong [ 97].

T. melanopogon is primarily a cave dweller but has been recorded in lowland and hill forests, plantations and buildings. Individuals have been reported roosting at the entrance of caves, in rock crevices and hollowed dead trees [ 11, 14, 23].