Whilst DNA barcoding is currently popular in bat studies, basic analyses of morphological characters of Malaysian bats, recently done by the UNIMAS team, still appears to be useful in providing important data on geographic variation and, even occurrence of potential cryptic species. T

Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi supports an extraordinarily diverse assemblage of pteropodids, with 16 species documented. This diversity may in part reflect the great altitudinal range (from 350 to 2100 m a.s.l.) and diversity of vegetation types that combine to produce

In an important paper in press in Biological Conservation, Mark Harrison and colleagues describe how questionnaire surveys of hunters and market vendors in Central Kalimantan revealed decreasing availability of flying foxes, from which it can be inferred that populations are declining