Natalidae

Funnel-eared bats

Natalus stramineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Natalidae Gray, 1866
Genera
Chilonatalus Natalus Nyctiellus

The family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. 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 in length, with brown, grey, or reddish fur. Like many other bats, they are insectivorous, and roost in caves.

FAMILY NATALIDAE

Genus Chilonatalus
- Cuban funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus micropus
- Bahaman funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus tumidifrons
Genus Natalus
- Brazilian funnel-eared bat, Natalus espiritosantensis
- Jamaican greater funnel-eared bat, Natalus jamaicensis
- Natalus lanatus
- 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

Chiroptera families

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Laurasiatheria

Yinpterochiroptera (Pteropodiformes)	Craseonycteridae (Kitti's hog-nosed bat) Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bats) Megadermatidae (False vampire bats) Pteropodidae (Megabats) Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats) Rhinopomatidae (Mouse-tailed bats)

Yangochiroptera (Vespertilioniformes)	Emballonuridae (Sac-winged bats) Furipteridae (Smoky bats) Miniopteridae (Long-winged bats) Molossidae (Free-tailed bats) Mormoopidae (Ghost-faced bats) Mystacinidae (New Zealand short-tailed bats) Myzopodidae (Sucker-footed bats) Natalidae (Funnel-eared bats) Noctilionidae (Bulldog bats) Nycteridae (Hollow-faced bats) Phyllostomidae (Leaf-nosed bats) Thyropteridae (Disk-winged bats) Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats)

Extant species of family Natalidae

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Laurasiatheria Order: Chiroptera

Chilonatalus	Cuban Funnel-eared Bat (C. micropus) Bahaman Funnel-eared Bat (C. tumidifrons)

Natalus	Brazilian Funnel-eared Bat (N. espiritosantensis) Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat (N. jamaicensis) N. lanatus Hispaniolan Greater Funnel-eared Bat (N. majo) Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat (N. mexicanus) Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat (N. primus) Mexican Funnel-eared Bat (N. stramineus) Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat (N. tumidirostris)

Nyctiellus	Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat (N. lepidus)

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