Macrotus waterhousii

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea
Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Phyllostominae
Species: Macrotus waterhousii
Subspecies: M. w. bulleri - M. w. compressus - M. w. jamaicensis - M. w. mexicanus - M. w. minor - M. w. waterhousii

Name

Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843

Type locality: Haiti.

References

Gray, J. E. 1843. [Letter from, on two new species of bats and a porcupine (Hystrix subspinosus Lichtenstein) in the British Museum, and a new Manis]. Proceedings of the Zoology Society of London, 1843: 21.
Anderson, S. 1969. Macrotus waterhousii. Mammalian Species, 1: 1-4.

Links

Conservation status: IUCN link: Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843 (Least Concern)
Macrotus waterhousii in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843 Report on ITIS

Distribution

Sonora and Hidalgo (Mexico) south to Guatemala
Bahama Islands
Jamaica
Cuba
Cayman Islands
Hispaniola and Beata Islands

Vernacular names
English: Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat.

Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat (Macrotus waterhousii) is a species of bat in the Phyllostomidae family. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.Waterhousii is also a big eared Bat which has ranges from Sonora to Hidalgo Mexico, south to Guatemala and the Greater Antilles (excluding Puerto Rico) and Bahamas.[1] This species roosts primarily in caves, but also in mines and buildings. This species is also insectivorous (see insectivore), primarily consuming insects of the order Lepidoptera and Orthoptera.[1] Another interesting fact about M. waterhousii is their mating and parturition times and how they vary from island to island with 4–5 months gestation.[1]

References

^ a b c Murray, Kevin L., Theodore H. Fleming, Michael S. Gaines, and Dean A. Williams. "Characterization of Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci for Two Species of Phyllostomid Bats from the Greater Antilles (Erophylla Sezekorni and Macrotus Waterhousii)." Molecular Ecology Resources 8 (2008): 596-98. Print.

Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Macrotus waterhousii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Murray, Kevin L., Theodore H. Fleming, Michael S. Gaines, and Dean A. Williams. "Characterization of Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci for Two Species of Phyllostomid Bats from the Greater Antilles (Erophylla Sezekorni and Macrotus Waterhousii)." Molecular Ecology Resources 8 (2008): 596-98. Print.