''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
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Kerivoulinae.
They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of
Africa
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,
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
, 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 (''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
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'')
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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 (''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 (''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 (''Kerivoula whiteheadi'')
References
Kerivoulinae
Bat genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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