Kerivoula eriophora

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 eriophora

Species Authority:

(Heuglin, 1877)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Ethiopian Woolly Bat

Taxonomic Notes:

This taxon may be conspecific with Kerivoula lanosa or K. africana (Hayman and Hill 1971, Simmons 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Fahr. J.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing problems with its taxonomy as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, ecological requirements and threats.

History:

2004	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This poorly known species has only been recorded at the type locality of 'between Semian and Wogara, Belegaz Valley, Ethiopia'.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is known only from the holotype.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is little information available on the natural history of this poorly known bat.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further research is needed into the systematic status, distribution, natural history and possible threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further research is needed into the systematic status, distribution, natural history and possible threats to this species.

Citation:	Fahr. J. 2008. Kerivoula eriophora. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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