Natalus jamaicensis Goodwin, 1959:2,9
Jamaican greater funnel-eared bat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Natalus major jamaicensis Goodwin, 1959; Natalus stramineus jamaicensis Goodwin, 1959
Conservation Status
Last record: 1919-1920 or before
Rediscovered in: 1959 or before
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
Jamaica
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Goodwin, G. G. (1959). Bats of the subgenus Natalus. American Museum Novitates 1977: 1-22.
Other references:
Arroyo-Cabrales, J., R. A. Van Den Bussche, K. H. Sigler, R. A. Chesser, and R. J. Baker. 1997. Genic variation of mainland and island populations of Natalus stramineus (Chiroptera: Natalidae).
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Goodwin, R. E. (1970). The ecology of Jamaican bats. Journal of Mammalogy 51: 571-579.
Koopman, K. F., and Williams, E. E. (1951). Fossil Chiroptera collected by H. E. Anthony in Jamaica, 1919–1920. American Museum Novitates 1519: 1-29.
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Tejedor, Adrian. (2011). Systematics of funnel-eared bats (Chiroptera: Natalidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 353: 1-140. https://doi.org/10.1206/636.1
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