Kerivoula lanosa A. Smith 1847

Kerivoula lanosa A. Smith 1847, Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm.: pl. 50.

Type Locality: South Africa, 200 mi. (322 km) E Capetown.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Woolly Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Kerivoula lanosa subsp. lanosa A. Smith 1847

Subspecies Kerivoula lanosa subsp. harrisoni Thomas 1901

Subspecies Kerivoula lanosa subsp. lucia Hinton 1920

Subspecies Kerivoula lanosa subsp. muscilla Thomas 1906

Distribution: Guinea and Liberia to Ethiopia, south to South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes harrisoni and muscilla; see Hill (1977 a). See Cotterill (1996) for range map.