Kerivoula lenis Thomas, 1916

Kerivoula lenis Thomas, 1916: 416; Calcutta, Bengal, INDIA (J. T. Pearson, presenter; BM (NH) 1879.11.21.126) [178].

Common English name: Indian Woolly Bat

Barcode Index Number: BOLD: AAD 4874 (3 DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia; Fig 6)

Remarks: K. lenis was previously considered as a subspecies of K. papillosa [171] but was later raised as a distinct species [98, 176]. Douangboubpha et al. [170] reported three distinct clusters of K. papillosa based on NJ analyses at COI mtDNA ( K. papillosa A, Band C) in Thailand of which K. lenis from Peninsular Malaysia (BIN, BOLD:AAD4874) is clustered with K. papillosa C. K. lenis from Peninsular Malaysia has been reported to be 5.33% divergent from K. lenis from Borneoand> 14% divergentfrom K. cf. lenis from Laos [4, 169, 170]. Whether the taxon occurring in Peninsular Malaysia represents K. lenis sensu stricto remains to be determined due to the lack of comparative materials from the type locality, India [170].

Our NJ analysis (Fig 6) revealed three clusters of DNA barcodes recorded as K. lenis and K. cf. lenis associated with three BINs, BOLD:AAC9530, BOLD:AAD4873 and BOLD:AAD4874.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [32] ; Negeri Sembilan: Pasoh Forest Reserve (specimen BM (NH) 1988.46) .

K. lenis has been recorded in understory of forest [14].