Three species have been described, one from India, Japan, and Taiwan.

Not all species of this large genus have been discovered yet, let alone validly described and named.

The species was first described in the scientific literature in 1786, but not validly named until 1803.

A new species of small Kerivoula described from peninsular Malaysia.

Two new species described from western South America.

A species described from the Chocó region of Ecuador.

(Flower 1968) unless new species described in Flower 1976 from elsewhere can be included.

By the end of 2010, Bouchet had described (alone or together with others) more than 500 new species, mainly gastropods.

The specimens in the herbarium are used to help researchers identify the plants, describe new species, and track changes in diversity over time.

Relative species abundance and species richness describe key elements of biodiversity.