The small woolly bat (''Kerivoula intermedia'') is a species of

vesper bat Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

in the family

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

. It is found only in

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and is little known. It is only slightly larger than the

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, one of the smallest mammals in the world. The small woolly bat weighs .

Description

The head-and-body length is , the tail length is and the forearm length is . The fur is orange-brown on the dorsal side, and a paler brown color on the ventral side of the bat. Both the base of the fur hairs as well as the wing membrane are dark in color.Small woolly bat videos, photos and facts – Kerivoula intermedia
. ARKive. Retrieved on 2012-12-29. This bat is very similar in appearance to '' Kerivoula minuta'', with the two species only being able to be distinguished morphologically by their weight, as their forearms overlap. Kerivoula intermedia is thought to always weigh over 2.5g, with '' Kerivoula minuta'' weighing 1.9-2.5g.Phillips, Quentin and Phillips, Karen (2016). Mammals of Borneo and their Ecology.

Biology

Breeding usually occurs from February to May, with a shorter breeding season happening between August and October.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q302783 Kerivoulinae Bats of Malaysia Endemic fauna of Malaysia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1984