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Flores Woolly Bat

Kerivoula flora

French: Kérivoule de Flores / German: Flores-Wollfledermaus / Spanish: Querivoula de Flores

Taxonomy. Kerivoula flora Thomas, 1914,

“S. Flores,” Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

Phylogenetic position of K. flora is uncertain because it has not been included in any genetic studies. Specimens previously identified as K. flora from Vietnam have recently been described as a new species, K. titania . Monotypic.

Distribution. N Borneo and Lesser Sunda Is (Bali., Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and Sumba).

Descriptive notes. Head-body 43 mm (one specimen), tail 48-749 mm, ear 19- 5 mm (one specimen), hindfoot 8: 3 mm (one specimen), forearm 38:- 4-39 mm; weight 6- 4 g. The Flores Woolly Bat is very similar to Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat ( K. hardwickii). Fur is dense and woolly. Dorsal pelage is deep brown; venteris lighter. Ears are large and virtually naked, with convex anterior margins, rounded tips, and concavityjust below tips on posterior borders; tragusis narrow and tall, with virtually straight anterior margin except for very slight convexity near tip, and has concave posterior margin with small hooked basal lobe. Wings are attached at base of outer toes. Braincase is more domed than in Titania’s Woolly Bat ( K. titania) and more inflated anteriorly than posteriorly than in Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat.

Habitat. Primary forests from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1500 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. The Flores Woolly Batis currently known only from a limited number of specimens throughout Borneo and the Lesser Sundas. It appears to be rare or hard to find and threatened by deforestation.

Bibliography. Bates, Struebig et al. (2007), Corbet & Hill (1992), Francis, Hutson & Kingston (2008), Hendrichsen, Bates, Hayes & Walston (2001), Hill (1965b), Hill & Rozendaal (1989).