Kerivoula pusilla

O. Thomas, 1894

Bornean 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1894-12-01. Descriptions of two new bats of the genus Kerivoula. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(84):460-462.

Original name as described

Kerivoula pusilla

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1894.9.29.17

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mt Mulu, E Sarawak, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Thailand

Taxonomy notes

split from K. whiteheadi; includes bicolor, although the taxon may be a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Sedlock, J. L., Heaney, L. R., Balete, D. S., & Ruedi, M. (2020). Philippine bats of the genus Kerivoula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Overview and assessment of variation in K. pellucida and K. whiteheadi. Zootaxa, 4755(3), 454-490.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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