Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat
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Natalus stramineus stramineus

The Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus stramineus ) is a subspecies of the Mexican funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus ) found to be endemic to the Lesser Antilles islands of the Caribbean.

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The subspecies was first described by George Gilbert Goodwin in his 1959 book "Bats of the subgenus Natalus ", and then a study in 1997 used genetic data to further confirm a separate species in the Antillean islands.

The species is listed as endemic to Saba by BirdLife International, although they have been sighted in Antigua, a specimen was collected on Nevis in 2001, and remains were collected on Saint Martin in 2002.

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References

1. Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antillean_funnel-eared_bat

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