Cubanycteris silvai Mancina & Garcia-Rivera, 2005
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Quaternary (Mancina et al., 2005)
This species is only known from sub-fossil remains, of Quaternary age according to (Mancina et al., 2005).
Distribution
Cuba
Biology
Hypodigm
Holotype: IES 1.5540 (Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, La Habana, field number 033)
3 Paratypes:
MNHNcu 3787 (Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Habana, field number 029)
IES 1.5542 (field number 030)
IES 1.5542 (field number 034)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mancina, Carlos A., and, Garcia-Rivera, Lainet. (2005). New Genus and Species of Fossil Bat (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Cuba. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(1): 22-27.
Other references:
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/6523/cubanycteris-silvai-silvas-cuban-bat