Ardops nichollsi

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Tree Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Noctilionoidea
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Stenodermatinae
Tribe : Stenodermatini
Genus : Ardops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1891-06-01. Descriptions of three new bats in the British Museum Collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)7(42):527-530.

Original name as described

Stenoderma Nichollsi

Other common names

Lesser Antillean Tree Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1891.5.14.4

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Island of Dominica [Lesser Antilles], West Indies."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Martinique · Saint Lucia · Sint Maarten · Saba · Sint Eustatius · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Antigua and Barbuda · Montserrat · Guadeloupe · Dominica · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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