Flores woolly bat
| Flores woolly bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Kerivoula |
| Species: | K. flora |
| Binomial name | |
| Kerivoula flora Thomas, 1914 | |
The Flores woolly bat (Kerivoula flora) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The species is primarily dependent on forests, undergone a 30% population decline over the last ten years,in the lesser Sundras. The distribution of this species is believed in Lesser Sundas, Borneo, Bali, Sumba, Indonesia, also possibly the same or very similar species can be found in Kon Kha Kinh and Pu Mat, Viet Nam.[1]
References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Kerivoula flora. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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