Kerivoula whiteheadi
O. Thomas, 1894
Whitehead's Woolly Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yangochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Kerivoulinae |
| Genus | : Kerivoula |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1894-12-01. Descriptions of two new bats of the genus Kerivoula. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(84):460-462.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Kerivoula Whiteheadi
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1894.10.9.2
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Isabella, N.E. Luzon, " Philippines.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Philippines
Taxonomy notes
previously included K. pusilla (along with bicolor)
Taxonomy notes citation
Sedlock, J.L., Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S. and Ruedi, M. 2020. Philippine bats of the genus Kerivoula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Overview and assessment of variation in K. pellucida and K. whiteheadi. Zootaxa 4755(3):454-490. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4755.3.2
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species Permalink
Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 2 names and synonyms.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.