Mammals of the WorldFlat-skulled Woolly Bat
Kerivoula depressa
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Kerivoula
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Myanmar|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Thailand?
- Realm
- Indomalaya
About this species
- Size
- Forearm about 30.8mm
- Habitat
- Evergreen forest, 150–1,453m
- Range
- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
Miller's flat-headed woolly bat, or the flat-skulled woolly bat, is a species of vesper bat found in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It is found at elevations of 150–1,453 m in evergreen forest habitats (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a forearm of about 30.8 mm and a flattened skull lacking a sagittal crest. The fur on the back is bicoloured, black at the bases and dark brown at the tips, while the belly fur is paler, dark brown at the bases and brownish yellow at the tips.
Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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