''Kerivoula'' is a
genus of
vesper bats in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Kerivoulinae.
They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of
Africa,
Asia, and
New Guinea.
Species within this genus are:
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Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'')
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St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula agnella'')
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Damara woolly bat
The Damara woolly bat (''Kerivoula argentata'') is a nocturnal insectivorous species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae found in Africa. This species typically has reddish brown fur on its back and white fur on its abdomen.
Its natural ...
(''Kerivoula argentata'')
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Cryptic woolly bat, ''Kerivoula crypta''
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Copper woolly bat (''Kerivoula cuprosa'')
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Flat-skulled woolly bat, ''Kerivoula depressa''
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Indochinese woolly bat
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
, ''Kerivoula dongduongana''
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Ethiopian woolly bat (''Kerivoula eriophora'')
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Flores woolly bat
The Flores woolly bat (''Kerivoula flora'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
Distribution
It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The distribution of this species is believed in Borneo, Bali, the Lesser Sunda Islands, ...
(''Kerivoula flora'')
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Dark woolly bat (''Kerivoula furva'')
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Hardwicke's woolly bat (''Kerivoula hardwickii'')
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Small woolly bat (''Kerivoula intermedia'')
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Kachin woolly bat (''Kerivoula kachinensis'')
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Krau woolly bat (''Kerivoula krauensis'')
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Lesser woolly bat (''Kerivoula lanosa'')
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Lenis woolly bat (''Kerivoula lenis'')
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Sri Lankan woolly bat
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific.
The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, ...
(''Kerivoula malpasi'')
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Least woolly bat
The least woolly bat (''Kerivoula minuta'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
It is found in Malaysia and Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a count ...
(''Kerivoula minuta'')
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Fly River trumpet-eared bat
The Fly River trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula muscina'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest
A forest is an area of land ...
(''Kerivoula muscina'')
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Bismarck's trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula myrella'')
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Papillose woolly bat (''Kerivoula papillosa'')
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Clear-winged woolly bat (''Kerivoula pellucida'')
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Spurrell's woolly bat
Spurrell's woolly bat (''Kerivoula phalaena'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae named after Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell.
It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, a ...
(''Kerivoula phalaena'')
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Painted bat (''Kerivoula picta'')
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Bornean woolly bat
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(''K. pusilla'')
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Smith's woolly bat
Smith's woolly bat (''Kerivoula smithii'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
(''Kerivoula smithii'')
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Titania's woolly bat
Titania's woolly bat (''Kerivoula titania'') is a species of bat found in Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was initially described as a new species in 2007 based on specimens collected from Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern Cambod ...
(''Kerivoula titania'')
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Whitehead's woolly bat (''Kerivoula whiteheadi'')
References
Kerivoulinae
Bat genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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