Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Cladus: Boreosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yangochiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Natalidae
Genera (3): Chilonatalus - Natalus - Nyctiellus
Name
Natalidae Gray, 1866
References
Gray, 1866. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 3, 17: 90.
Tejedor, A. 2011: Systematics of funnel-eared bats (Chiroptera: Natalidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, (353) DOI: 10.1206/636.1
Natalidae in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Trichterohren
English: Funnel-eared Bats
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]
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 Natalus in major areas of Cuba.[2]
Classification
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
"Natalidae - funnel eared bats". nhptv.org. New Hampshire PBS.
Tejedor, A., Silva-Taboada, G., & Rodríguez-Hernández, D. (2004). Discovery of extant Natulus major (Chiroptera: Natalidae) in Cuba. Mammalian Biology, 69(3), 153-162.
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