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Natalidae
The family (biology), family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats, are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. The family has three genus, genera, ''Chilonatalus'', ''Natalus'' and ''Nyctiellus''. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only in length, with brown, grey, or reddish fur. Like many other bats, they are insectivore, insectivorous, and roost in caves. Geographic changes and isolation methods have affected the differences among species within this family of Natalie's. Like the Natalus from Cueva La Barca, males seem to have longer tibias and greater skulls than that of females and when comparing them to the Greater Antilles, they have the largest body in the genus. Natalus prefer warm and humid caves as roost sites and were mostly in Cuba but most fossils have been found there likely due to erosion. These hot caves are no longer in Cuba and that could have led to the extinction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat
The Cuban greater funnel-eared bat (''Natalus primus'') is a species of funnel-eared bat. It is endemic to a cave in westernmost Cuba. Taxonomy The bats within the genus ''Natalus'' have had a complex taxonomic history due to its morphological conservatism. The taxonomy of Natalidae has been recently updated by the discovery and rediscovery of live species and fossils, and on the basis of new morphological and molecular evidence. Description The Cuban greater funnel-eared bat has funnel-like ears and a tail as long as the head and body combined. The legs are shorter than the forearm, dorsal hair length is , ventral hair length is long. Each hair is divided into three different color bands going from dark on the base, light in the middle, and the tip a little darker than the middle. They have black, stiff hairs above the upper lip, much like a moustache, and white hairs below the lower lip. They have tan and reddish-brown fur with a paler belly. They have a diet consisting larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat
The Mexican greater funnel-eared bat (''Natalus mexicanus'') is a species of bat found in Central America. While initially and currently described as a species, from 1959 to 2006 it was considered a subspecies of the Mexican funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus stramineus''. Taxonomy Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. described it as a new species in 1902. Other authors followed in listing ''N. mexicanus'' as a full species in 1949. In 1959, George Goodwin revised it from a species to a subspecies of the Mexican funnel-eared bat, ''Natalus stramineus''. It was revised again to species status in 2006. In 2012, another funnel-eared bat of Mexico, ''Natalus lanatus'', was synonymized with ''Natalus mexicanus'', so that there is currently only one recognized species of funnel-eared bat in Mexico. Description It is a small bat, weighing only . Its forearms are long. Its back is a pale orange-brown or yellow in color, and its belly is yellow. It has broad, cream-colored ears with blackish margins. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
The Mexican funnel-eared bat (''Natalus stramineus'') is a bat species. Despite its name, it is native to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America .... Description The Mexican funnel-eared bat gets its name from its very distinctive funnel-shaped ears. The face has a triangular shape, pale skin, and forward-tilting ears. Both sexes of this species are similar in size, unlike other species. They have brown fur, which becomes darker as it reaches the tip. They tend to live in deep and very humid caves and have groups from 100 up to 10,000 bats. Another prime difference in this bat species compared to other, is that the ''Natalus stramineus'' has the longest gestation period reported for bats (some seven months). The Mexican funnel-eared bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Funnel-eared Bat
The Cuban funnel-eared bat (''Chilonatalus micropus'') is a species of bat in the family Natalidae. It is one of two species within the genus '' Chilonatalus'' and is found only in the Caribbean. Description All natalids have large, funnel-shaped ears, with glandular papillae on the surface of the external ear. They also have a short, triangular tragus, which is quite thick, but they lack a true nose leaf. All species in this family, however, have a hairy protuberance on the tip of the snout that resembles a nose leaf. The eyes are not prominent. The oval nostrils are set close together and are located near the margin of the lip. One special characteristic of natalids is a peculiar structure on the face or muzzle of adult males. This structure is commonly known as the "natalid organ". It is made up of sensory cells, but it could actually be involved in glandular functions. There is not enough known about this structure to comment upon it further, but it seems to be found sole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bat Families
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is in length, across the wings and in mass. The largest bats are the flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox (''Acerodon jubatus'') reaching a weight of and having a wingspan of . The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species. These were traditionally divided into two suborders: the largely fruit-eating megabats, and the echolocating microbats. But more recent evidence has supported dividing the order into Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera, with megabats as members of the former al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilonatalus
The genus ''Chilonatalus'' of funnel-eared bats is found in South America and the Antilles The Antilles is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east. The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater An .... It has three species. New mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences that were analyzed with published morphological data to see the relationship of extinct natalids. It was found that this fossil taxon's phylogeny that was based on morphological data can be assumed that the ''Chilonatalus micropus'' is and one other species is a widespread species References Bat genera Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalus
The genus (biology), genus ''Natalus'' of Natalidae, funnel-eared bats is found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to 5.5 cm in length, with brown, grey, yellow, or reddish fur. Their tail is completely enclosed in the interfemoral membrane. Adult males have a natalid organ, a large glad-like organ, on the muzzle or face. Their skulls are delicate and extended. They have swollen, rounded braincase and narrow, somewhat tubular Rostrum (anatomy), rostrum. They have nineteen teeth on both sides, with two upper and three lower being incisors, one upper and lower Canine tooth, canine, three upper and lower premolars, and three upper and lower molars. Like many other bats, they are insectivore, insectivorous, and roost in caves. The genus is similar to the Furipteridae and Thyropteridae genera. All three genera have mostly the same geographic rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat
Gervais's funnel-eared bat (''Nyctiellus lepidus'') is a species of bat in the family Natalidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Nyctiellus''. It is found in Bahamas and Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the .... Sources Natalidae Mammals of Cuba Mammals described in 1837 Mammals of the Bahamas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of the Caribbean Taxa named by Paul Gervais {{Bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primonatalus
''Primonatalus prattae'' is a fossil bat species from the family of the Natalidae which lived in the early Miocene in Florida. This animal, the only species of the genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ... ''Primonatalus'', is known from 32 fossils (upper and lower jaws, isolated teeth and various other bones). References Mammals described in 2003 Miocene Natalidae Prehistoric bat genera Monotypic prehistoric placental genera {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahaman Funnel-eared Bat
The Bahaman funnel-eared bat (''Chilonatalus tumidifrons'') is a species of bat in the family Natalidae. It is endemic to the Bahamas. It was first discovered by Miller in 1903. They are listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN due to the decline in their habitat. Description and biology Females gather in maternity colonies where they give birth and care for their single offspring. Average gestation period is around ten months. Birth occurs in the late dry season, suggesting that mating occurs after the late dry season. The offspring are relatively large, often close to 50% of their mothers’ weight. Females are fully responsible for giving care to their newborn. The population of the Bahaman funnel-eared bat is decreasing due to their declining habitat environment. All funnel-eared bats have very large and funnel-shaped ears. These allow them to detect near-silent sounds and return echoes through echolocation. Small papillae cover their ears, increasing auditory sensitivity. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctiellus
Gervais's funnel-eared bat (''Nyctiellus lepidus'') is a species of bat in the family Natalidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Nyctiellus''. It is found in Bahamas and Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the .... Sources Natalidae Mammals of Cuba Mammals described in 1837 Mammals of the Bahamas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of the Caribbean Taxa named by Paul Gervais {{Bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
