Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

AimComprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. Expert range maps often represent a species' only available distributional information and play an increasing role in conservation assessments and macroecology. We provide global range maps for the native ranges of all extant mammal species harmonised to the taxonomy of the Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) mobilised from two sources, the Handbook of the Mammals of the World (HMW) and the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (CMW).LocationGlobal.TaxonAll extant mammal species.MethodsRange maps were digitally interpreted, georeferenced, error-checked and subsequently taxonomically aligned between the HMW (6253 species), the CMW (6431 species) and the MDD taxonomies (6362 species).ResultsRange maps can be evaluated and visualised in an online map browser at Map of Life (mol.org) and accessed for individual or batch download for non-commercial use.Main conclusionExpert maps of species' global distributions are limited in their spatial detail and temporal specificity, but form a useful basis for broad-scale characterizations and model-based integration with other data. We provide georeferenced range maps for the native ranges of all extant mammal species as shapefiles, with species-level metadata and source information packaged together in geodatabase format. Across the three taxonomic sources our maps entail, there are 1784 taxonomic name differences compared to the maps currently available on the IUCN Red List website. The expert maps provided here are harmonised to the MDD taxonomic authority and linked to a community of online tools that will enable transparent future updates and version control

Systematics, biogeography and echolocation of tube-nosed bats genus murina (Chiroptera: vespertilionidae) in mainland Southeast Asia

Thesis (Ph.D.,Biology)--Prince of Songkla University, 201

อนุกรมวิธานของค้างคาวมงกุฎมลายูและค้างคาวมงกุฎเลียนมลายูหางสั้นในประเทศไทย

Thesis (M.Sc., Ecology)--Prince of Songkla University, 200

A new species of Murina (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from peninsular Thailand

Soisook, Pipat, Karapan, Sunate, Satasook, Chutamas, Bates, Paul J. J. (2013): A new species of Murina (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 3746 (4): 567-579, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.4.

A new genus and species of false vampire (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from peninsular Thailand

Soisook, Pipat, Prajakjitr, Amron, Karapan, Sunate, Francis, Charles M., Bates, Paul J. J. (2015): A new genus and species of false vampire (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 3931 (4): 528-550, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Hipposideros pendleburyi (Pendlebury's leaf-nosed bat) an endemic species in Thailand

This study presents the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Hipposideros pendleburyi (Pendlebury's leaf-nosed bat), an endemic species in Thailand. The mitochondrial genome was 16,820 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. The overall base composition was 31.5% A, 26.2% T, 28.3% C, and 14.0% G. A maximum-likelihood tree revealed that H. pendleburyi was grouped with Hipposideros armiger within the Hipposideridae clade, which has Rhinolophidae as a sister clade

A new species of Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from sub-Himalayan forests of northern Myanmar

A new species of Murina of the suilla-type is described from the Hkakabo Razi Landscape, Kachin, Upper Myanmar, an area that is currently being nominated as a World Heritage Site. The new species is a small vespertilionid, with a forearm length of 29.6 mm, and is very similar to M. kontumensis, which was recently described from Vietnam. However, it is distinguishable by a combination of external and craniodental morphology and genetics. The DNA Barcode reveals that the new species clusters sisterly to M. kontumensis but with a genetic distance of 11.5%. A single known specimen of the new species was collected from a lowland forest area in the plains of the Hkakabo Razi landscape, south-eastern Himalaya. Additional information on ecology, echolocation, and conservation are included. The high cryptic diversity of the genus Murina in Southeast Asia, as well as the Hkakabo Razi Landscape being a bat diversity hotspot, is highlighted

The status of the Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum (Gmelin, 1789) (Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae) in Southeast Asia

To date, the status of the Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum, in Southeast Asia has been unclear.  The origins of the few reported sightings, where commented upon, have often been listed as ‘uncertain’ or ‘unknown’ with the implication that some, maybe all, are escaped captivity birds.  The current paper brings together data on distribution, date of observation, and number of individuals to illustrate a pattern that clearly supports the view that records from Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore should be treated as ‘winter vagrants’.  With one exception, they are all of five birds or less and have been observed from October to March.  The paper includes the first authenticate record from Myanmar, which is the 1115th wild bird species listed for the country.  However, the status of a single record from Cambodia is treated with caution since it represents a considerable range extension and was observed on 01 April, which is relatively late in the season.  For these reasons, it is here listed as ‘origin uncertain’ until further data are available.  </div

A Taxonomic Revision of the Kerivoula hardwickii Complex (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with the Description of a New Species

FIG. 2. PCA of Kerivoula spp. based on seven craniodental measurements, showing projections of individual specimens and variable loadings on the first two principal components. Scales for the projections are displayed on the bottom and left axes while those for variable loadings are displayed on the top and right axes. Specimens are recognized as K. kachinensis (black diamonds), K. titania (black triangles) and K. hardwickii as well as its allies (dots). The last group is further classified into a new species (green dots, with those from the India-Myanmar boundary bordered in red), K. depressa (orange dots) and K. hardwickii (blue dots) based on thePublished as part of Kuo, Hao-Chih, Soisook, Pipat, Ho, Ying-Yi, Csorba, Gabor, Wang, Chun-Neng & Rossiter, Stephen J., 2017, A taxonomic revision of the Kerivoula hardwickii complex (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with the description of a new species, pp. 19-39 in Acta Chiropterologica 19 (1) on page 25, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.1.002, http://zenodo.org/record/394480