Kerivoula phalaena Thomas 1912

Kerivoula phalaena Thomas, 1912 During this survey, this species was widely collected in forested habitats on the Liberian side, from 450 m to 700 m a.s.l. This species had not been previously recorded from Mt Nimba, which is not surprising since all of the seven specimens were captured with a harp trap, equipment that was not employed during the earlier surveys. Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas, 1891) A specimen was recorded from Ziéla, Guinean Nimba (Fahr et al., 2006). During this survey, four specimens of this species were collected in forested and disturbed habitats on the Liberian side, from 400 m to 520 m a.s.l. Myotis bocagii (Peters, 1870) During this survey, a single specimen was collected over water in old growth forest on the Liberian side, at 420 m a.s.l. This species, which has a wide African distribution, had not been previously recorded from Mt Nimba. Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas, 1891) A specimen was recorded from Ziéla, Guinean Nimba (Fahr et al., 2006). During this survey, four specimens of this species were collected in forested and disturbed habitats on the Liberian side, from 400 m to 520 m a.s.l. Myotis bocagii (Peters, 1870) During this survey, a single specimen was collected over water in old growth forest on the Liberian side, at 420 m a.s.l. This species, which has a wide African distribution, had not been previously recorded from Mt Nimba. Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas, 1891) A specimen was recorded from Ziéla, Guinean Nimba (Fahr et al., 2006). During this survey, four specimens of this species were collected in forested and disturbed habitats on the Liberian side, from 400 m to 520 m a.s.l. Myotis bocagii (Peters, 1870) During this survey, a single specimen was collected over water in old growth forest on the Liberian side, at 420 m a.s.l. This species, which has a wide African distribution, had not been previously recorded from Mt Nimba.
Published as part of Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh & Denys, Christiane, 2016, An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity, pp. 359-375 in Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2) on pages 368-369, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005, http://zenodo.org/record/3942481
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