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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 ...

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Kerivoula ''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bats in the subfamily Kerivoulinae. They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and New Guinea. Species within this genus are: * Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') * ...

'' - Painted bats **

Tanzanian woolly bat The Tanzanian woolly bat or Dobson's painted bata (''Kerivoula africana'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Tanzania. Locally, it is known as the "popo" or "tunge". Taxonomy and etymology It was init ...

(''Kerivoula africana'') **

St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula agnella'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea, and is only endemic to the islands, not the mainland.Koopman, Karl F. "Bats from eastern Papua ...

(''Kerivoula agnella'') **

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'') ** Cryptic woolly bat, ''Kerivoula crypta'' **

Copper woolly bat The copper woolly bat (''Kerivoula cuprosa'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry fo ...

(''Kerivoula cuprosa'') ** Flat-skulled woolly bat, ''Kerivoula depressa'' ** Indochinese woolly bat, ''Kerivoula dongduongana'' **

Ethiopian woolly bat The Ethiopian woolly bat (''Kerivoula eriophora'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya o ...

(''Kerivoula eriophora'') ** Flores woolly bat (''Kerivoula flora'') ** Dark woolly bat (''Kerivoula furva'') **

Hardwicke's woolly bat Hardwicke's woolly bat (''Kerivoula hardwickii'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Geographic range It is found in Bangladesh, China, India (Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and West ...

(''Kerivoula hardwickii'') **

Small woolly bat The small woolly bat (''Kerivoula intermedia'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Malaysia and is little known. It is only slightly larger than the Kitti's hog-nosed bat Kitti's hog-nosed bat (''Cra ...

(''Kerivoula intermedia'') **

Kachin woolly bat The Kachin woolly bat (''Kerivoula kachinensis'') is a species of bat found in Southeast Asia. Taxonomy and etymology It was initially described as a new species in 2004. Its species name "''kachinensis''" is derived from Kachin State—the ...

(''Kerivoula kachinensis'') ** Krau woolly bat (''Kerivoula krauensis'') **

Lesser woolly bat The lesser woolly bat (''Kerivoula lanosa'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Li ...

(''Kerivoula lanosa'') **

Lenis woolly bat The lenis woolly bat (''Kerivoula lenis'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1916 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. It w ...

(''Kerivoula lenis'') ** Sri Lankan woolly bat (''Kerivoula malpasi'') ** Least woolly bat (''Kerivoula minuta'') ** Fly River trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula muscina'') **

Bismarck's trumpet-eared bat The Bismarck trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula myrella''), also known as the Manus Island woolly bat, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical dry forests. Taxonomy The Bismarck trumpet-eared ...

(''Kerivoula myrella'') **

Papillose woolly bat The papillose woolly bat (''Kerivoula papillosa'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Appearance The fur is typically dark brown on top, and lighter brown on ...

(''Kerivoula papillosa'') **

Clear-winged woolly bat The clear-winged woolly bat (''Kerivoula pellucida'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Members of this species are relatively small, typically weighing ab ...

(''Kerivoula pellucida'') ** Spurrell's woolly bat (''Kerivoula phalaena'') **

Painted bat The painted bat (''Kerivoula picta'') or painted wooly bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is also known as "butterfly bat" (''projapoti badur''), "rongin chamchika" (coloured bat) or "komola-badami chamchika" (oran ...

(''Kerivoula picta'') **

Bornean woolly bat Borean (also Boreal or Boralean)http://ehl.santafe.edu/EhlforWeb.pdf is a hypothetical linguistic macrofamily that encompasses almost all language families worldwide except those native to the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and the Andaman Islands. ...

(''K. pusilla'') ** Smith's woolly bat (''Kerivoula smithii'') ** Titania's woolly bat (''Kerivoula titania'') **

Whitehead's woolly bat Whitehead's woolly bat (''Kerivoula whiteheadi'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and offi ...

(''Kerivoula whiteheadi'') *Genus ''

Phoniscus ''Phoniscus'' is a genus of vesper bat 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 vespe ...

'' ** Dubious trumpet-eared bat, ''Phoniscus aerosa'' ** Groove-toothed bat, ''Phoniscus atrox'' ** Peters's trumpet-eared bat, ''Phoniscus jagorii'' ** Golden-tipped bat, ''Phoniscus papuensis''

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Mammal subfamilies Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. {{Vespertilionidae-stub