Natalus jamaicensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1959

Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Natalidae
Genus : Natalus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Goodwin, G.G. 1959-12-22. Bats of the subgenus Natalus. American Museum Novitates 1977:1-22.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63295581

Original name as described

Natalus major jamaicensis

Type material

AMNH M-182000

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-182000

Type locality

"St. Clair, St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica, British West Indies."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Jamaica

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005273

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Natalus major jamaicensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1959

Family

Natalidae

Root name

jamaicensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-182000

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-182000

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63295581

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Natalus jamaicensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Natalidae

Root name

jamaicensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Tejedor (2011:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1616)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136824/22043871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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