Copper woolly bat

Copper woolly bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Kerivoula
Species: K. cuprosa
Binomial name
Kerivoula cuprosa
Thomas, 1912

The copper woolly bat (Kerivoula cuprosa) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. Fahr. J. (2008). "Kerivoula cuprosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T10971A3232396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10971A3232396.en. Retrieved 4 December 2017.


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