''Kerivoula'' is a
genus
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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 famili ...
s in the
subfamily Kerivoulinae.
They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of
Africa
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,
Asia
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, and
New Guinea
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.
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 (''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, ''Kerivoula dongduongana''
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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'')
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Flores woolly bat (''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
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'')
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Sri Lankan woolly bat (''Kerivoula malpasi'')
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Least woolly bat (''Kerivoula minuta'')
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Fly River trumpet-eared bat (''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 (''Kerivoula phalaena'')
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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'')
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Bornean woolly bat
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(''K. pusilla'')
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Smith's woolly bat (''Kerivoula smithii'')
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Titania's woolly bat (''Kerivoula titania'')
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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'')
References
Kerivoulinae
Bat genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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