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.
Distribution
It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The distribution of this species is believed in Borneo, Bali, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Sumba. Possibly the same or a very similar species can be found in Kon Kha Kinh and Pu Mat, Vietnam.[2]
The species is primarily dependent on forests, undergone a 30% population decline over the last ten years, in the lesser Sundras.
References
- ↑ Francis, C.; Hutson, A.M.; Kingston, T. (2008). "Kerivoula flora". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T10973A3232793.
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/10973/
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