Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Keriochvoula Higher classification Kerivoula | Phylum Chordata Family Vespertilionidae Scientific name Kerivoula africana Rank Species | |
Similar Bat, Kerivoula, Mammal, Whitehead's woolly bat | ||
The Tanzanian woolly bat (Kerivoula africana) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Habitat
The natural habitat of the Tanzanian woolly bat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss through the conversion of coastal wetlands to subsistence agriculture and coastal forests being subject to logging by the timber industry and local use. Habitat loss impacts this bat fairly drastically as its area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 500 square kilometers. Additionally, all members of this species are estimated to live in only five different locations within the 500 square kilometers. This species is currently classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.