Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat

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

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.

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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