Kerivoula lenis

O. Thomas, 1916

Lenis Woolly Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Kerivoulinae
Genus : Kerivoula

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1916-06-20. Two new Indian bats. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24(3):415-417.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151987

Original name as described

Kerivoula lenis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.126

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/775c0cd2-1c7c-4721-a9b7-4f51a1ecdabb

Type locality

"Calcutta," India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005297

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Kerivoula lenis

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lenis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.126

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/775c0cd2-1c7c-4721-a9b7-4f51a1ecdabb

Authority page

416

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151987

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136428/21984385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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