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. 2006 Aug;80(15):7481–7490. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00697-06

TABLE 1.

Coronavirus distribution in different bat species and locations

Family and species of bat Common name No. sampled (no. positive)
Group(s)
Sites Bats
Rhinolophidae
    Rhinolophus pusillus Least horseshoe bat 27 101
    Rhinolophus malayanus Malayan horseshoe bat 2 15
    Rhinolophus affinis Intermediate horseshoe bat 9 60
    Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater horseshoe bat 11 (3) 41 (4) 1, 4, and 5
    Rhinolophus thomasi Thomas's horseshoe bat 5 12
    Rhinolophus sinicus Chinese horseshoe bat 16 (1) 66 (1) 4
    Rhinolophus pearsoni Pearson's horseshoe bat 10 (1) 48 (1) 1
    Rhinolophus macrotis Big-eared horseshoe bat 11 (1) 38 (1) 4
    Rhinolophus rex King horseshoe bat 2 2
    Rhinolophus luctus Woolly horseshoe bat 4 4
    Rhinolophus osgoodi Osgood's horseshoe bat 1 1
    Hipposideros armiger Great leaf-nosed bat 13 58
    Hipposideros larvatus Intermediate leaf-nosed bat 1 3
    Hipposideros pratti Pratt's leaf-nosed bat 2 9
    Hipposideros pomona Pomona leaf-nosed bat 1 1
    Coelops frithi East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat 2 6
    Aselliscus stoliczkanus Stoliczka's Asian trident bat 1 7
Vespertilionidae
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common pipistrelle 4 (1) 27 (6) 5
    Pipstrellus abramus Japanese pipistrelle 8 (3) 41 (14) 5
    Scotophilus kuhlii Lesser Asiatic yellow house bat 2 (1) 43 (5) 1
    Myotis daubentonii Daubenton's bat 4 41
    Myotis mystacinus Whiskered bat 1 1
    Myotis ricketti Rickett's big-footed bat 8 (4) 53 (13) 1
    Myotis chinensis Large Myotis 2 3
    Myotis sp.a 9 80
    Nyctalus aviator Birdlike noctule 2 6
    Nyctalus noctula Noctule bat 3 17
    Scotomanes ornatus Harlequin bat 1 1
    Barbastella leucomelas Eastern barbastelle 1 1
    Tylonycteris pachypus Lesser bamboo bat 1 (1) 14 (2) 5
    Ia io Great evening bat 1 8
    Murina leucogaster Greater tube-nosed bat 1 5
    Miniopterus schreibersi Schreiber's long-fingered bat 15 (3) 135 (17) 1
Pteropodidae
    Cynopterus sphinx Greater short-nosed fruit bat 2 6
    Rousettus leschenaulti Leschenault's Rousette 1 31
Total 35 82 (19) 985 (64)
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Identification of many Myotis specimens was possible only to generic level.

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