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Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report research, including comparison with type specimens, is required to determine which species (if any) is actually M. muricola, and whether appropriate names exist for the other two species. • Myotis montivagus Large Brown Myotis. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Centre C2 . Lao records come from hill forest at 1000 m altitude, and open forest on the Nakai Plateau at 500 m. Myotis horsfieldii Horsfield’s Myotis. North C6 , centre C2 , south C3, C9 . [Myotis hasseltii Large-footed Myotis]. Not yet reported from Lao PDR, but occurs in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). However, in Malaysia it is most frequently encountered in coastal areas (Medway 1983), and if that is true elsewhere, it may not occur in Lao PDR. • Myotis ricketti Rickett’s Large-footed Myotis. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Potentially At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North C2 , centre C2, C16 (Plate 18). Feeds low over streams and roosts in caves (Francis et al. 1996, Robinson and Webber 1998a). Known to feed on fish (Robinson and Webber 1998b), but probably also eats insects. • Scotomanes ornatus Harlequin Bat. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North C12, C13 , centre C7 (Plate 18). Roosts in trees (Lekagul and McNeely 1977), but also caught near limestone caves (Francis and Khoonmy 1998b). • Thainycteris aureocollaris Gold-collared Bat. Conservation Significance: Proposed listing as Data Deficient (Global) (Hutson et al. in prep.). Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North C12 . Only recently described from Thailand (Kock and Storch 1996), and hence not included in Corbet and Hill (1992). Scotophilus kuhlii Asiatic Lesser Yellow House Bat. Centre C3 . Probably throughout Lao PDR (Corbet and Hill 1992). Roosts in buildings and hollow trees (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). A colony was found roosting in the top of a fan palm in Savannakhet town (Francis et al. 1997a). Scotophilus heathii Asiatic Greater Yellow House Bat. North C12 , south C3, C8 . Probably throughout Lao PDR. In Thailand, common around towns and villages (Lekagul and McNeely 1977), but specimens in Lao PDR have been caught in open forests or over rivers. 232 Eptesicus serotinus Serotine. North C12 , centre C2 . Probably roosts mainly in hollow trees. Both Lao records are from hill forest at over 1000 m. [• Eptesicus pachyotis Thick-eared Serotine]. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened. Documented Range and Habitat: Not recorded from Lao PDR, but occurs in northern Thailand (Lekagul and McNeely 1977) and may well occur in Lao PDR. • Ia io Great Evening Bat. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Potentially At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North (Bourret 1942), centre C7, C16 . Central records are from areas with limestone caves. Roost sites have been found both near the cave entrance and up to 1.5 km within cave systems (Robinson and Webber 1998a). Tylonycteris pachypus Lesser Flat-headed Bat. North C12 (Osgood 1932), centre C10 , south C3 . Roosts in bamboo (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). C12, C13, Tylonycteris robustula Greater Flat-headed Bat. North C14 C10 C3 (Osgood 1932), centre , south . Roosts in bamboo and also rock crevices (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). • Eudiscopus denticulus Disc-footed Bat. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North (Osgood 1932). Monospecific genus known only from Lao PDR (around Phongsali) and central Myanmar (Corbet and Hill 1992). Pipistrellus spp. At least seven species of pipistrelles have been captured during WCS surveys in Lao PDR, but reliable keys for field identification of these bats are not yet available. The list below gives tentative identifications for some of these specimens, and lists previously published records, but all of them are subject to review. Further study of museum specimens, including the use of molecular analyses, is required to sort out species within this genus. [Pipistrellus ceylonicus Kelaart’s Pipistrelle]. Tentatively identified from centre (Eger and Francis 1999). Also known from south China and Vietnam (Corbet and Hill 1992). [Pipistrellus abramus Japanese Pipistrelle]. Occurs in south China and Vietnam, and mapped as occurring in Lao PDR (Corbet and Hill 1992). Pipistrellus javanicus Javan Pipistrelle. Centre (Eger and Francis 1999). Possibly widespread, as also occurs in the adjacent countries including Thailand and Cambodia (Corbet and Hill 1992).
[Pipistrellus coromandra Indian Pipistrelle]. Reported from northern Thailand, and hence might also occur in Lao PDR. Pipistrellus tenuis Least Pipistrelle. North (Osgood 1932, Corbet and Hill 1992), centre C16 , south C15 (Eger and Francis 1999). Probably widespread throughout Lao PDR. Forested areas and villages, roosting in buildings and hollow trees (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). • Pipistrellus cadornae Cadorna’s Pipistrelle. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Centre (Eger and Francis 1999). Similar specimens have also been reported from north (Guillén and Francis 1998a) and south (Francis et al. 1997a). • Pipistrellus pulveratus. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Centre C16 . Glischropus tylopus Thick-thumbed Pipistrelle. North C11, C18 . Forests, roosting in bamboo and rock crevices (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). D. Kock (pers. comm. 1996) considered a specimen from Nam Kading NBCA (WCS 1995b) to resemble G. javanus (which is otherwise known only from Java) more closely than G. tylopus. The taxonomy of this genus needs to be reviewed. [Nyctalus noctula Noctule]. Reported from northern Vietnam and tentatively from northern Thailand (Corbet and Hill 1992), so may occur in Lao PDR. Hesperoptenus tickelli. North C18 , south C9, C15 . Captured flying over streams or ponds. Hesperoptenus blanfordi. Centre C10, C16 , south C3, C15 . Captured flying near water. Miniopterus spp. Bent-winged bats. There are several species of this genus in South-east Asia, differing mainly in size. There is disagreement about the taxonomy of these groups, because of uncertainty as to which populations are distinct species. The notes below refer to species based on the taxonomy in Corbet and Hill (1992). In several areas of Lao PDR, at least two species (one large and one small) are found together, but it is not yet certain whether these always involve the same two species. Some species overlap in external measurements, so confirmed identifications require extracting and measuring the skull of a museum specimen. • Miniopterus schreibersii Common Bent-winged Bat. Conservation Significance: Potentially At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Centre C16 . Mapped as throughout Lao PDR by Corbet and Hill (1992). Forested areas, roosting in large caves (Lekagul and McNeely 1977). Chiroptera • Miniopterus magnater Large Bent-winged Bat. Conservation Significance: Potentially At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North C11, C12 , centre C10 , south C8 . Habitat probably similar to other Miniopterus spp. Although confirmed from each region, its abundance relative to other species is uncertain because of difficulties in identifying specimens in the field. • Miniopterus pusillus Small Bent-winged Bat. Conservation Significance: Potentially At Risk in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North C13 , centre C10 , south C9 . Habitat similar to other Miniopterus. Specimen from centre confirmed based on skull measurements, but others were identified solely based on external measurements and still need to be confirmed. Murina spp. Tube-nosed bats. In addition to the four species listed below, three additional, apparently undescribed, species have been found in Lao PDR (Francis et al. 1996, Francis and Khounboline 1996, Francis et al. 1997a, Francis and Khoonmy 1998d). One of these has been found in dry areas both near Vientiane and in the south, while the other two have been found in Lao PDR only in the Annamites around the Nakai Plateau. Murina tubinaris. North C11 , centre C2 , south C3 . One of the more widespread species of Murina in Lao PDR, occurring in both primary and disturbed forest. • Murina aurata Golden Tube-nosed Bat. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Centre C2 , in hill forest of Annamites. • Murina huttonii Hutton’s Tube-nosed Bat. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: Centre C2 . Habitat reported as grasslands and crops in Lekagul and McNeely (1977), but was caught in relatively undisturbed hill forest at 1100 m in Lao PDR. Known from very few specimens anywhere across its world range. Murina cyclotis Round-eared Tube-nosed Bat. North C6, C7 , centre C2 , south C3, C9 . The most widespread Murina in Lao PDR, found in primary and disturbed forests. • Harpiocephalus mordax. Conservation Significance: Globally Near-Threatened; Little Known in Lao PDR. Documented Range and Habitat: North C12 , centre C7 . Overlaps in external characters with H. harpia, so abundance relative to next species is uncertain, although specimens are confirmed from each region. Harpiocephalus harpia Hairy-winged Bat. North C13, C18 , centre C16 . Owing to similarity with H. mordax, identity of 233
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PREFACE In 1993 IUCN, in collaborat
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LARGE MAMMALS J. W. Duckworth, R. J
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1965), but no detailed fauna has ye
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no hunter could confuse a gibbon, e
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Species Phou Dendin NBCA Large Mamm
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Species Nakai - Nam Theun NBCA Naka
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Species Xe Bang-Nouan NBCA Xe Sap N
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Young White-handed Gibbon, Xaignabo
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m in limestone karst. Status Inform
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Duckworth in press). Status Informa
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Page 203 and 204: [• Lutra sumatrana Hairy-nosed Ot
Page 205 and 206: • Hemigalus owstoni (= Chrotogale
Page 207 and 208: Table 14. Asian Golden Cat locality
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Page 215 and 216: Table 15. Summary of observations o
Page 217 and 218: ace of S. scrofa in Lao PDR, S. s.
Page 219 and 220: Eld’s Deer footprint, Dong Khanth
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Page 223 and 224: • Consideration of appropriate me
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Page 233 and 234: Conservation Management and Researc
Page 235 and 236: ORDER INSECTIVORA M. F. Robinson IN
Page 237 and 238: of north-east Laos. In Malaysia it
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Page 241 and 242: Rhinolophus acuminatus, Dong Khanth
Page 243 and 244: 1992). In Lao PDR has been found ro
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Page 253 and 254: 1997). Forest habitats, probably at
Page 255 and 256: REFERENCES Written Allen, G. M. 192
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Page 263 and 264: Robinson, H. C. 1915. On the birds
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Page 267 and 268: ANNEX 1 Selected bird and mammal sp
Page 269 and 270: ANNEX 2 CITES-listed wildlife speci
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Page 273 and 274: Species Key species: status Current
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