Kerivoula argentata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Kerivoulinae
Genus: Kerivoula
Species: Kerivoula argentata
Subspecies: K. a. argentata – K. a. nidicola – K. a. zuluensis

Name

Kerivoula argentata Tomes, 1861: 32

Type locality: Namibia, Otjoro.

References

• Tomes, R.F. 1861. Notes on a collection of bats made by Mr. Andersson in the Damara country, South-western Africa, with notices of some other African species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861: 31–40. BHL Reference page. 
• Conservation status: IUCN: Kerivoula argentata  (Least Concern)
• Kerivoula argentata in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Distribution

• Uganda and South Kenya to Malawi
• Angola
• Namibia
• KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

Vernacular names

English: Damara Woolly Bat.