Kerivoula africana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Kerivoula africana

Species Authority:

Dobson, 1878

Common Name/s:

English

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Tanzanian Woolly Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Fahr, J. & Jacobs, D.

Reviewer/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its area of occupancy is probably less than 500 km², with all individuals in fewer than five locations, and the extent of its forest habitat is continuing to decline.

History:

2004	–	Endangered
1996	–	Data Deficient
1994	–	Extinct? (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Extinct? (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Extinct? (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to eastern Tanzania, where it has only been recorded from Morogoro; the Genda Genda coastal forest; and the Tong'omba coastal forest (Matschie 1895; Swynnerton and Hayman 1951; Cockle et al. 1998).
Countries:	Native: Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population:	Very little is known about the population of this rarely recorded species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It has been recorded from tropical coastal forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is threatened by the loss of coastal forests, largely through conversion of land to subsistence agriculture and harvesting of timber and firewood for local use.

Major Threat(s):

It is threatened by the loss of coastal forests, largely through conversion of land to subsistence agriculture and harvesting of timber and firewood for local use.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded from Morogoro (presumably within the Morogoro State Forest Reserve) and Genda Genda (possibly in a Forest Reserve). There is a need to prevent further loss of coastal forest habitat. Further studies are needed into the distribution of this species to locate additional populations.

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded from Morogoro (presumably within the Morogoro State Forest Reserve) and Genda Genda (possibly in a Forest Reserve). There is a need to prevent further loss of coastal forest habitat. Further studies are needed into the distribution of this species to locate additional populations.

Citation:	Fahr, J. & Jacobs, D. 2008. Kerivoula africana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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