Kerivoula malpasi, Phillips, 1932

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Vespertilionidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 716-981 : 897

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6397752

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6403677

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scientific name

Kerivoula malpasi
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299. View Plate 67: Vespertilionidae

Sri Lankan Woolly Bat

Kerivoula malpasi View in CoL

French: Kérivoule du Sri Lanka / German: Sri-Lanka-Wollfledermaus / Spanish: Querivoula de Sri Lanka

Taxonomy. Kerivoula malpasi W. W. A. Phillips, 1932 View in CoL ,

“Kumbalgamuwa (3,000 feet [= 914 m]) in the Mulhalkelle district of the Central Province,” Sri Lanka.

See K. hardwickii . Kerivoula malpasi is very closely related to K. crypta and might be a subspecies ofit. Monotypic.

Distribution. Central highlands of Sri Lanka and one record from NE. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 39-55 mm, til 35-43 mm, ear 6- 2 mm {one speci men), hindfoot 5-8 mm, forearm 317- 36 mm. Pelage is long and silky. Dorsal pelage is dark brownish or gray to light brown; venteris a little lighter and grayer, especially on abdomen. Face is covered in hairs except on nostrils, bare parts of face and body are dark brown, and membranes are brown and semi-translucent. Ears are funnelshaped, with rounded tips. Tragus is long and attenuated, narrowing gradually toward sharp point; has prominent basal notch on posterior margin; and is slightly concave. Wings are attached at base oftoes, and calcaris well developed and curved. Skull is apparently similar to that of the Flat-skulled Woolly Bat ( K. depressa ) and relatively flattened.

Habitat. Warm, montane well-sheltered forests at elevations of 500-1100 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The Sri Lankan Woolly Bat roosts in curled banana fronds.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Sri Lankan Woolly Bat reportedly roosts alone.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Sri Lankan Woolly Bat has a limited distribution and is currently known from a few specimens spread across five localities on Sri Lanka. A specimen collected in 2018 was the first in 23 years. It appears to be rare but might be more widespread.

Bibliography. Gabadage et al. (2018), Phillips (1932), Tu Vuong Tan et al. (2018).

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293. Groove-toothed Trumpet-eared Bat (Phoniscus atrox), 294. Peters’s Trumpet-eared Bat (Phoniscus jagorii), 295. Dubious Trumpet-eared Bat (Phoniscus aerosus), 296. Golden-tipped Bat (Phonuscus papuensis), 297. Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat (Kerivoula hardwickii), 298. Flatskulled Woolly Bat (Kerivoula depressa), 299. Sri Lankan Woolly Bat (Kerivoula malpasi), 300. Cryptic Woolly Bat (Kerivoula crypta), 301. Dark Woolly Bat (Kerivoula furva), 302. Kachin Woolly Bat (Kerivoula kachinensis), 303. Indochinese Woolly Bat (Kerivoula dongduongana), 304. Krau Woolly Bat (Kerwoula krauensis), 305. Titania’s Woolly Bat (Kerwoula titania), 306. Least Woolly Bat (Kerivoula minuta), 307. Small Woolly Bat (Kerivoula intermedia), 308. Papillose Woolly Bat (Kerivoula papillosa), 309. Lenis Woolly Bat (Kerivoula lenis), 310. Clear-winged Woolly Bat (Kerivoula pellucida), 311. Painted Woolly Bat (Kerwoula picta), 312. Whitehead’s Woolly Bat (Kerivoula whiteheadi), 313. Flores Woolly Bat (Kerivoula flora), 314. Fly River Woolly Bat (Kerivoula muscina), 315. Saint Aignan’s Woolly Bat (Kerivoula agnella), 316. Bismarck Woolly Bat (Kerwoula myrella), 317. Lesser Woolly Bat (Kerivoula lanosa), 318. Ethiopian Woolly Bat (Kerwoula eriophora), 319. Tanzanian Woolly Bat (Kerwwoula africana), 320. Smith’s Woolly Bat (Kerivoula smithii), 321. Coppery Woolly Bat (Kerivoula cuprosa), 322. Spurrell’s Woolly Bat (Kerivoula phalaena), 323. Damara Woolly Bat (Kerwoula argentata)

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Distribution. Central highlands of Sri Lanka and one record from NE.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Vespertilionidae

Genus

Kerivoula