Lenis woolly bat

Species of mammal

Lenis woolly bat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Kerivoula
Species:
K. lenis
Binomial name
Kerivoula lenis
Thomas, 1916

The lenis woolly bat (Kerivoula lenis) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in South and Southeast Asia.[2]

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1916 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.[3] It was previously considered to be a specimen of K. papillosa. Its species name "lenis" is Latin for "soft."

Description

The bats have russet brown dorsal pelage and gray brown ventral pelage.

The species has a forearm length of 37.2-40.2 mm.[4]

Range and habitat

It is found in Tamil Nadu in India, and the Malaysian and Indonesian portions of Borneo.[1][4]

It has been observed in forest understories.[2]

Conservation

The bat has been assessed by the IUCN as least-concern due to its large range, presumed large population, and lack of significant population decline.

It is known to occur in some protected areas in Borneo.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2019). "Kerivoula lenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136428A21984385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136428A21984385.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Bhargavi Srinivasulu (Osmania University, Hyderabad; Chelmala Srinivasulu (Osmania University, Hyderabad (2018-08-31). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lenis Woolly Bat". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ Thomas, O. (1916). "Scientific results from the mammal survey, No. XIII. B. — Two new Indian bats". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 24: 416–417.
  4. ^ a b Vanitharani, Juliet; Rajendran, Albert; Bates, Paul; HARRISON, DAVID; PEARCH, MALCOLM (2003-06-01). "A Taxonomic Reassessment of Kerivoula lenis Thomas, 1916 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) Including a First Record from Peninsular India". Acta Chiropterologica. 5 (1): 49–60. doi:10.3161/001.005.0104.
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Species of subfamily Kerivoulinae
Kerivoula
(Painted bats)
  • Tanzanian woolly bat (K. africana)
  • St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (K. agnella)
  • Damara woolly bat (K. argentata)
  • Cryptic woolly bat (K. crypta)
  • copper woolly bat (K. cuprosa)
  • Kerivoula depressa
  • Kerivoula dongduongana
  • Ethiopian woolly bat (K. eriophora)
  • Flores woolly bat (K. flora)
  • Kerivoula furva
  • Hardwicke's woolly bat (K. hardwickii)
  • small woolly bat (K. intermedia)
  • Kachin woolly bat (K. kachinensis)
  • Krau woolly bat (K. krauensis)
  • Lesser woolly bat (K. lanosa)
  • Lenis woolly bat (K. lenis)
  • Kerivoula malpasi
  • Least woolly bat (K. minuta)
  • Fly River trumpet-eared bat (K. muscina)
  • Bismarck trumpet-eared bat (K. myrella)
  • Papillose woolly bat (K. papillosa)
  • Clear-winged woolly bat (K. pellucida)
  • Spurrell's woolly bat (K. phalaena)
  • Painted bat (K. picta)
  • Kerivoula pusilla
  • Smith's woolly bat (K. smithii)
  • Titania's woolly bat (K. titania)
  • Whitehead's woolly bat (K. whiteheadi)
Phoniscus
  • Dubious trumpet-eared bat (P. aerosa)
  • Groove-toothed bat (P. atrox)
  • Peter's trumpet-eared bat (P. jagorii)
  • Golden-tipped bat (P. papuensis)
Taxon identifiers
Kerivoula lenis


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