The family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats, are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands.[1] The family has three 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 3.5 to 5.5 cm (1.4 to 2.2 in) in length, with brown, grey, or reddish fur. Like many other bats, they are insectivorous, and roost in caves.[citation needed]
| Funnel-eared bats | |
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| Mexican funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Superfamily: | Vespertilionoidea |
| Family: | Natalidae Gray, 1866 |
| Type genus | |
| Natalus Gray, 1838
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| Genera | |
Classification edit
Family Natalidae contains the following 10 species in 3 genera:[1]
- Genus Chilonatalus
- Cuban funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus micropus
- Bahaman funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus tumidifrons
- Genus Natalus
- Brazilian funnel-eared bat, Natalus macrourus
- Jamaican greater funnel-eared bat, Natalus jamaicensis
- Hispaniolan greater funnel-eared bat, Natalus major
- Mexican greater funnel-eared bat, Natalus mexicanus
- Cuban greater funnel-eared bat, Natalus primus
- Mexican funnel-eared bat, Natalus stramineus
- Trinidadian funnel-eared bat, Natalus tumidirostris
- Genus Nyctiellus
- Gervais's funnel-eared bat, Nyctiellus lepidus
References edit
- ^ a b "Natalidae - funnel eared bats". nhptv.org. New Hampshire PBS.
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