Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat

The Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus stramineus) is a subspecies of the Mexican funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus) found to be endemic to the Lesser Antilles islands of the Caribbean.

Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Natalidae
Genus: Natalus
Species:
Subspecies:
N. s. stramineus
Trinomial name
Natalus stramineus stramineus
Gray, 1838

The subspecies was first described by George Gilbert Goodwin in his 1959 book "Bats of the subgenus Natalus",[1] and then a study in 1997 used genetic data to further confirm a separate species in the Antillean islands.[2]

The species is listed as endemic to Saba by BirdLife International,[3] although they have been sighted in Antigua, a specimen was collected on Nevis in 2001,[4] and remains were collected on Saint Martin in 2002.[5]

References

  1. Goodwin, G.G. 1959. Bats of the subgenus Natalus. American Museum Novitates, issue #1977.
  2. Arroyo-Cabrales et al.. 1997. Genetic variation of mainland and island populations of Natalus stramineus. Occasional Papers of the Museum, Texas Tech University.
  3. AN 006 Data Sheet. BirdLife International. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. Genoways, Hugh et al. 2003. Bats of Nevis, Northern Lesser Antilles. Acta Chiropterologica, issue 5(2), pg. 251-267.
  5. Genoways, Hugh et al.. 2007. Bats of Saint Martin, French West Indies/Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Mastozoologia Neotropical, issue 14(2).


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