

muricola Western and both groups are distantly related. muricola Eastern are grouped together independently of M.

muricola in the Malay Archipelago are monophyletic. The phylogenetic analysis has indicated that M. The genetic analysis, based on partial cytochrome b gene, shows the high genetic variation within M. Myotis muricola is a widespread species covering the Malay Archipelago through the West and East of Wallace’s Line. aequalis in Borneo, with high genetic divergence from Sabah and Sarawak populations. Hypothetically, the Kalimantan harbors ancestral populations of A. High genetic similarities were detected among the populations of A. aequalis is the species found only in Borneo. aequalis were unresolved at the population levels in Sabah and Sarawak. aequalis in Borneo were clearly distinguished from A. From the phylogenetic analyses and minimum spanning network, there were two major clusters within the genus, with Aethalops. alecto were represented by four populations from Indonesian islands. aequalis, representing Sabah and Sarawak and a single population from Kalimantan were observed, whereas A. aequalis using partial mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. aequalis in Sundaland and determining gene flow within Bornean A. This study aimed at constructing the phylogenetic relationship of A. Bornean Aethalops is generally known as Aethalops alecto in most previous literature. This genus is known to be confined in montane forest, which is generally above 1000 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.). One of the smallest fruit bats in Pteropodidae is Aethalops.
