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 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
- Goodwin, G.G. 1959. Bats of the subgenus Natalus. American Museum Novitates, issue #1977.
- Arroyo-Cabrales et al.. 1997. Genetic variation of mainland and island populations of Natalus stramineus. Occasional Papers of the Museum, Texas Tech University.
- AN 006 Data Sheet. BirdLife International. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Genoways, Hugh et al. 2003. Bats of Nevis, Northern Lesser Antilles. Acta Chiropterologica, issue 5(2), pg. 251-267.
- 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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