Bats Of The Caribbean

The bat fauna of the Caribbean region is diverse.

For the purposes of this article, the "Caribbean" includes all islands in the Caribbean Sea (except for small islets close to the mainland) and the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados, which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion.

Overview

The genera of Caribbean bats are classified as follows:
*Order Chiroptera
**Family Emballonuridae
***Subfamily Emballonurinae: ''Diclidurus'', '' Peropteryx'', '' Rhynchonycteris'', ''Saccopteryx''
**Family Furipteridae: ''Furipterus''
**Family Molossidae
***Subfamily Molossinae: ''Cynomops'', ''Eumops'', '' Molossus'', ''Mormopterus'', '' Nyctinomops'', ''Promops'', ''Tadarida''
**Family Mormoopidae: ''Mormoops'', ''Pteronotus''
**Family Natalidae: '' Chilonatalus'', ''Natalus'', ''Nyctiellus''
**Family Noctilionidae: '' Noctilio''
**Family Phyllostomidae
***Subfamily Brachyphyllinae: '' Brachyphylla''
***Subfamily Carolliinae: ''Carollia''
***Subfamily Desmodontinae: ''Desmodus'', ''Diaemus''
***Subfamily Glossophaginae
****Tribe Glossophagini: ''Anoura'', ''Glossophaga'', '' Monophyllus''
***Subfamily Phyllonycterinae: '' Erophylla'', ''Phyllonycteris''
***Subfamily Phyllostominae: ''Glyphonycteris'', '' Lampronycteris'', ''Lonchorhina'', ''Lophostoma'', ''Macrotus'', ''Micronycteris'', ''Mimon'', ''Phyllostomus'', ''Tonatia'', ''Trachops'', '' Trinycteris'', ''Vampyrum''
***Subfamily Stenodermatinae
****Tribe Stenodermatini: '' Ametrida'', ''Ardops'', '' Ariteus'', ''Artibeus'', '' Centurio'', ''Chiroderma'', '' Cubanycteris'', '' Mesophylla'', '' Phyllops'', ''Platyrrhinus'', ''Stenoderma'', ''Uroderma'', '' Vampyrodes''
****Tribe Sturnirini: '' Sturnira''
**Family Thyropteridae: '' Thyroptera''
**Family Vespertilionidae
***Subfamily Antrozoinae: '' Antrozous''
***Subfamily Myotinae: ''Myotis''
***Subfamily Vespertilioninae
****Tribe Eptesicini: ''Eptesicus''
****Tribe Lasiurini: ''Lasiurus''
****Tribe Nycticeiini: '' Nycticeius'', ''Rhogeessa''

Greater Antilles and associated islands

The four islands of the Greater Antilles, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, and the surrounding smaller islands are home to a diverse indigenous bat fauna.

Cuba

Cuba, the largest of the Antilles, and its surrounding islands, of which the Isla de la Juventud is the most significant, harbor a diverse bat fauna.
*'' Antrozous pallidus''
*†'' Artibeus anthonyi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla nana'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Chilonatalus micropus'' in IUCN, 2009
*†'' Cubanycteris silvai''Mancina and García-Rivera, 2005
*†''Desmodus rotundus'' (=''puntajudensis'' syn.)
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*'' Erophylla sezekorni'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Eumops ferox'' (formerly included in '' E. glaucinus'') in IUCN, 2009McDonough et al., 2008
*'' Eumops perotis''Simmons, 2005, p. 438
*'' Lasiurus insularis'' (formerly included in '' L. intermedius'')Simmons, 2005, p. 460
*'' Lasiurus pfeifferi'' (formerly included in '' L. borealis'')
*''Macrotus waterhousii''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus redmani''
*'' Mormoops blainvillei'' in IUCN, 2009
*†''Mormoops magna''
*''Mormoops megalophylla'' (extirpated)
*'' Mormopterus minutus''
*'' Natalus primus'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Noctilio leporinus''Morgan, 2001, table 1Timm and Genoways, 2003
*'' Nycticeius cubanus'' (formerly included in '' N. humeralis'')
*'' Nyctiellus lepidus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Nyctinomops laticaudatus''
*'' Nyctinomops macrotis'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Phyllonycteris poeyi'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Phyllops falcatus'' (also Coco, Paredón Grande, Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago) in IUCN, 2009Tavares and Mancina, 2008
*†'' Phyllops silvai''Suárez and Díaz-Franco, 2003
*†'' Phyllops vetus''
*''Pteronotus macleayii'' in IUCN, 2009Mancinna, 2005
*''Pteronotus parnellii''
*†'' Pteronotus pristinus''
*''Pteronotus quadridens'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Isla de la Juventud

Isla de la Juventud is a large island south of Cuba and politically part of it.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla nana''
*'' Chilonatalus micropus''
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*'' Erophylla sezekorni''
*'' Lasiurus insularis''
*''Macrotus waterhousii''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus redmani''
*'' Natalus primus'' (extirpated)Tejedor et al., 2005, p. 22
*''Noctilio leporinus''Morgan, 2001, table 1Timm and Genoways, 2003
*'' Nyctiellus lepidus''
*''Phyllonycteris poeyi''
*'' Phyllops falcatus'' (extirpated)
*†'' Phyllops vetus''
*''Pteronotus macleayii''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is the largest of the Cayman Islands, a group of British islands west of Jamaica and south of Cuba.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla nana''
*'' Chilonatalus micropus'' (extirpated)
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*'' Erophylla sezekorni''
*''Macrotus waterhousii''Morgan, 1994a
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus redmani'' (extirpated)
* ''Natalus'' cf. ''major'' (extirpated)
*'' Phyllops falcatus''
*''Pteronotus parnellii'' (extirpated)
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Little Cayman

Little Cayman, also part of the Cayman Islands, is located east of Grand Cayman and just west of Cayman Brac.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Macrotus waterhousii''Morgan, 1994a

Cayman Brac

Cayman Brac is the easternmost of the Cayman Islands.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla nana'' (extirpated)
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*'' Erophylla sezekorni''
*''Macrotus waterhousii''Morgan, 1994a
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Phyllonycteris poeyi'' (extirpated)Morgan, 1994b
*'' Phyllops falcatus''

Jamaica

*'' Ariteus flavescens''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla nana'' (extirpated)
*'' Chilonatalus micropus''
*'' Eptesicus lynni'' (often included in '' E. fuscus'')
*'' Erophylla sezekorni''
*'' Eumops auripendulus''
*'' Eumops ferox'' (formerly included in '' E. glaucinus'')
*''Glossophaga soricina''
*'' Lasiurus degelidus'' (formerly included in '' L. borealis'')Simmons, 2005, p. 459
*''Macrotus waterhousii''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus redmani''
*'' Mormoops blainvillei''
*''Mormoops megalophylla'' (extirpated)
*'' Natalus jamaicensis''
*''Noctilio leporinus''Genoways et al., 2005
*'' Nyctinomops macrotis''
*'' Phyllonycteris aphylla''
*''Pteronotus macleayii''
*''Pteronotus parnellii''
*''Pteronotus quadridens''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''
*'' Tonatia saurophila'' (extirpated)

Navassa Island

Navassa Island is a small U.S. island between Jamaica and Hispaniola.
*''Macrotus waterhousii''

Hispaniola

Hispaniola, the second largest of the Antilles, is politically divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Various bats are known from both the main island and several surrounding islands, including Gonâve Island.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla nana''
*'' Chilonatalus micropus''
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*'' Erophylla bombifrons'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Lasiurus minor'' (formerly included in '' L. borealis'') in IUCN, 2009
*''Macrotus waterhousii'' (also Beata Island)
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus redmani''
*'' Mormoops blainvillei''
*''Mormoops megalophylla'' (extirpated)
*'' Natalus major''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Nyctinomops macrotis''
*''Phyllonycteris poeyi''
*'' Phyllops falcatus''
*''Pteronotus parnellii''
*''Pteronotus quadridens''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Gonâve

Gonâve Island is an island off western Haiti.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Macrotus waterhousii'' (extirpated)
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus redmani'' (extirpated)
*'' Mormoops blainvillei'' (extirpated)
*''Pteronotus parnellii'' (extirpated)

Puerto Rico

Several bats are known from Puerto Rico, the easternmost of the Greater Antilles, which is under United States sovereignty.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis'' (incl. Mona and Caja de Muertos)
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*'' Erophylla bombifrons''
*'' Lasiurus minor''
*''Macrotus waterhousii'' (extirpated)
*''Molossus molossus'' (also Culebra)
*'' Monophyllus plethodon'' (extirpated) in IUCN, 2009
*'' Monophyllus redmani''
*'' Mormoops blainvillei''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*†'' Phyllonycteris major''
*''Pteronotus parnellii''
*''Pteronotus quadridens''
*'' Stenoderma rufum'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands form the northern segment of the Lesser Antilles.

U.S. Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands east of Puerto Rico, centered around the three main islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix.

St. Croix

*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Stenoderma rufum''Kwiecinski and Coles, 2007

St. Thomas

*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Stenoderma rufum''

St. John

*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Stenoderma rufum''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''
*Noctilio leporinus

British Virgin Islands

*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum'' (Norman Island)
*''Molossus molossus'' (Tortola, Virgin Gorda)
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Anguilla

Anguilla is a British island.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Macrotus waterhousii'' (extirpated)
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''Genoways et al., 2007a
*'' Mormoops blainvillei'' (extirpated)
*'' Natalus stramineus'' in IUCN, 2009Tejedor, 2006, p. 367
*''Noctilio leporinus''

Saint Martin

The island of Saint Martin is divided into a French and a Dutch part.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Myotis nesopolus'' (probably accidental)Genoways et al., 2007b
*'' Natalus stramineus'' (possibly extirpated)
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Saint Barthelemy

*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''Larsen et al., 2006
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Saba

*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''Genoways et al., 2007c
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Sint Eustatius

Sint Eustatius is a small island near Saint Kitts that is part of the Netherlands.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts forms the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis together with nearby Nevis.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*''Noctilio leporinus''Pedersen et al., 2005
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Nevis

Nevis is the second main island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
*''Ardops nichollsi'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''Pedersen et al., 2001
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Antigua

Antigua forms Antigua and Barbuda together with Barbuda.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Mormoops blainvillei'' (extirpated)
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''Pedersen et al., 2006
*'' Phyllonycteris major'' (extinct)
*''Pteronotus parnellii'' (extirpated)
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Barbuda

Barbuda is the other main island of Antigua and Barbuda.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Macrotus waterhousii''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Mormoops blainvillei'' (extirpated)
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''Pedersen et al., 2007
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Montserrat

Montserrat is a small British island.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Chiroderma improvisum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Myotis nigricans'' (unconfirmed record)
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''R.J. Larsen et al., 2007
*'' Sturnira thomasi''Genoways, 1998
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Guadeloupe

The double island of Guadeloupe, which consists of two parts separated only by a narrow channel, is the core of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Chiroderma improvisum'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Eptesicus guadeloupensis''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Myotis dominicensis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Sturnira thomasi'' in IUCN, 2009Genoways, 1998
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

La Désirade

La Désirade is a small island east of Guadeloupe.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Marie Galante

Marie Galante is a smaller island that politically belongs to nearby Guadeloupe.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Pteronotus davyi''

Dominica

Dominica, the southernmost of the Leeward Islands, is an independent state.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Eptesicus fuscus''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Myotis dominicensis''
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Pteronotus davyi''
*'' Sturnira lilium'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Windward Islands

The bat fauna of the Windward Islands is more diverse than that of the Leeward Islands, reflecting the islands' location closer to the South American mainland.

Martinique

Martinique is a French overseas department.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Myotis martiniquensis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Natalus stramineus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Pteronotus davyi''
*'' Sturnira lilium''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Saint Lucia

The island of Saint Lucia is an independent state.
*''Ardops nichollsi''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Artibeus lituratus'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Sturnira lilium''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent state, composed of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern portion of the Grenadines.
*''Ardops nichollsi'' (?)
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''P.A. Larsen et al., 2007
*''Artibeus lituratus'' (?)
*''Artibeus planirostris''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*'' Micronycteris megalotis'' (?)
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon'' (?)
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Pteronotus parnellii''
*'' Sturnira lilium''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Grenadines

*''Artibeus jamaicensis'' (Carriacou)P.A. Larsen et al., 2007
*''Artibeus planirostris'' (Carriacou)
*''Artibeus schwartzi'' (Carriacou)
*'' Glossophaga longirostris'' (Union Mustique, Carriacou, Baquia)
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Noctilio leporinus''

Grenada

The island of Grenada, the southernmost of the main island chain of the Lesser Antilles, is part of an independent state that also comprises the southern Grenadines, including Carriacou.
*'' Anoura geoffroyi''
*'' Artibeus glaucus''
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''Genoways et al., 1998
*''Artibeus lituratus''
*''Artibeus planirostris''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*''Carollia perspicillata'' (probably in error)
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*''Glossophaga soricina'' in IUCN, 2009Simmons, 2005, p. 400
*'' Micronycteris megalotis''Simmons, 2005, p. 508
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Myotis nyctor''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Peropteryx trinitatis''
*''Pteronotus davyi''
*'' Sturnira lilium''

Barbados

Barbados lies east of the main island chain of the Lesser Antilles.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Artibeus lituratus''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*'' Brachyphylla cavernarum''
*''Eptesicus fuscus'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Molossus molossus''
*'' Monophyllus plethodon''
*'' Myotis nyctor''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Trinidad

Trinidad, the larger island of Trinidad and Tobago, is close to mainland Venezuela and as a result has a very diverse bat fauna, including over 60 species, more than on any other Caribbean island, including much larger islands such as Cuba and Hispaniola.
*'' Ametrida centurio'' in IUCN, 2009Goodwin and Greenhall, 1961, table 2
*'' Anoura geoffroyi'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Artibeus glaucus''
*''Artibeus lituratus''Simmons, 2005, p. 419
*''Artibeus planirostris''
*''Artibeus schwartzi''
*''Carollia brevicauda''Simmons, 2005 in IUCN, 2009
*''Carollia perspicillata'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Centurio senex'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Chiroderma trinitatum'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Chiroderma villosum'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Choeroniscus minor''
*'' Cynomops greenhalli''
*''Desmodus rotundus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Diaemus youngi''
*'' Diclidurus albus''
*'' Enchisthenes hartii''Simmons, 2005, p. 422
*'' Eptesicus brasiliensis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Eumops auripendulus'' in IUCN, 2009Simmons, 2005, p. 437
*''Furipterus horrens'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Glossophaga longirostris'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Glossophaga soricina''
*'' Glyphonycteris daviesi''Simmons, 2005, p. 404
*''Glyphonycteris sylvestris''
*'' Lampronycteris brachyotis''
*''Lasiurus blossevillii''Simmons, 2005, p. 458
*'' Lasiurus ega''
*''Lonchorhina aurita'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Lophostoma brasiliense'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Mesophylla macconnelli'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Micronycteris hirsuta''Simmons, 2005, p. 407 in IUCN, 2009
*'' Micronycteris megalotis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Micronycteris minuta'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Mimon crenulatum'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Molossus molossus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Molossus rufus''
*'' Molossus sinaloae''
*''Mormoops megalophylla'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Myotis keaysi'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Myotis nigricans'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Myotis pilosatibialis''
*'' Myotis riparius''
*''Natalus tumidirostris'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Noctilio leporinus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Nyctinomops laticaudatus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Peropteryx trinitatis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Phyllostomus discolor'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Phyllostomus hastatus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Platyrrhinus helleri''
*'' Promops centralis''
*'' Promops nasutus''
*''Pteronotus davyi'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Pteronotus parnellii'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Pteronotus personatus'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Rhogeessa io'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Rhynchonycteris naso'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Saccopteryx bilineata'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Saccopteryx leptura'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Sturnira lilium''
*'' Sturnira tildae''
*''Thyroptera tricolor'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Tonatia saurophila''
*''Trachops cirrhosus''
*'' Trinycteris nicefori''
*''Uroderma bilobatum''
*'' Vampyrodes caraccioli'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Vampyrum spectrum''

Tobago

Tobago is the smaller of the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, located to the northeast of Trinidad.
*'' Artibeus glaucus''Gardner, 2007, p. 316
*''Artibeus lituratus''
*''Artibeus planirostris''
*''Carollia perspicillata''Gardner, 2007, p. 214
*''Centurio senex''
*''Chiroderma villosum''
*'' Eptesicus brasiliensis''
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*'' Micronycteris megalotis''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Myotis attenboroughi''Moratelli et al., 2017
*''Natalus tumidirostris''Simmons, 2005, p. 431
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Peropteryx trinitatis''
*''Phyllostomus hastatus''

*'' Rhogeessa io''
*''Saccopteryx bilineata''Simmons, 2005, p. 390
*''Saccopteryx leptura''
*'' Sturnira lilium''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Vampyrodes caraccioli''

ABC islands

The ABC islands are three islands off northwestern Venezuela that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Bonaire

Bonaire is the easternmost of the ABC islands.
*'' Ametrida centurio''
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*'' Leptonycteris curasoae'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Mormoops megalophylla''
*'' Myotis nesopolus'' in IUCN, 2009
*''Natalus tumidirostris''

Curaçao

Curaçao is the largest of the ABC islands.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis'' (possibly vagrant or extirpated)
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*'' Leptonycteris curasoae''Petit, 1996
*''Molossus molossus'' (possibly extirpated)
*''Mormoops megalophylla''Koopman, 1959, p. 238
*'' Myotis nesopolus''
*''Natalus tumidirostris''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*''Pteronotus davyi''

Aruba

Aruba is the smallest of the ABC islands and the closest to the mainland.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*'' Leptonycteris curasoae''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Mormoops megalophylla''
*'' Myotis nesopolus'' (maybe)
*''Natalus tumidirostris''
*''Noctilio leporinus''
*'' Peropteryx trinitatis''Bakker, 1999
*''Pteronotus davyi''
*'' Sturnira lilium''
*''Tadarida brasiliensis''

Miscellaneous

Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a group of islands near the Florida mainland.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Molossus molossus''Simmons, 2005, p. 440
*''Phyllonycteris poeyi'' (unconfirmed sight record)
*'' Phyllops falcatus'' (Key West, possibly vagrant)
*''Tadarida brasiliensis'' (unconfirmed record)

Bahamas

The Bahamas are a large archipelago north of Cuba and east of Florida.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis'' (Mayaguana, Great Inagua)
*'' Brachyphylla nana'' (extirpated; Andros, New Providence)
*'' Chilonatalus tumidifrons'' (Andros; extirpated on Abaco, Exuma, New Providence)
*''Eptesicus fuscus'' (Abaco, New Providence, Andros, Great Exuma, Little Exuma, Crooked Island, Acklin's Island, Long Island, San Salvador)
*'' Erophylla sezekorni'' (Great Abaco, Eleuthera, Long Island, Cat Island, Great Exuma, Little Exuma, San Salvador, Crooked Island, Acklin's Island, Great Inagua, Andros, Mayaguana, New Providence)
*'' Lasiurus minor'' (Andros)
*''Lonchorhina aurita'' (New Providence, dubious)
*''Macrotus waterhousii'' (Abaco, Andros, New Providence, Great Exuma, Great Inagua, Cat Island, Long Island) in IUCN, 2009
*'' Monophyllus redmani'' (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated) in IUCN, 2009
*'' Mormoops blainvillei'' (Abaco, Exuma, New Providence; extirpated)
*''Mormoops megalophylla'' (Abaco, Andros; extirpated)
* ''Myotis'' cf. ''austroriparius'' (Abaco; extirpated)
*'' Natalus primus'' (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated)
*''Noctilio leporinus'' (Great Inagua)
*'' Nyctiellus lepidus'' (Long Island, Cat Island, Little Exuma, Eleuthera; extirpated on Andros)
*''Phyllonycteris poeyi'' (Abaco, New Providence; extirpated)
*''Pteronotus macleayii'' (New Providence, extirpated)
*''Pteronotus parnellii'' (Abaco, New Providence; extirpated)
*''Pteronotus quadridens'' (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated)
*''Tadarida brasiliensis'' (Little Exuma, Abaco; extirpated on New Providence)

Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a group of British islands east of the Bahamas.
*'' Brachyphylla nana'' (Grand Caicos)
*'' Erophylla sezekorni'' (three of the Caicos Islands, including East Caicos and Grand Caicos)
*'' Lasiurus minor'' (Caicos Islands, precise locality unknown)
*''Macrotus waterhousii'' (Grand Caicos; extirpated)
*'' Monophyllus redmani'' (Grand Caicos)
*'' Natalus major'' (Grand Caicos; extirpated)
*''Tadarida brasiliensis'' (Grand Caicos; extirpated)

Cozumel

Cozumel is a large island near the mainland of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. In addition to the species listed here, ''Centurio senex'', a species of ''Corynorhinus'' (possibly '' C. mexicanus''), ''Glossophaga soricina'', ''Mimon cozumelae'', and '' Molossus rufus'' have also been mentioned for the island, but the specimens these records were based on may have come from mainland Mexico instead.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''Engstrom et al., 1989
*''Artibeus lituratus''
*'' Artibeus phaeotis''
*'' Eumops bonariensis''
*''Lasiurus blossevillii''
*'' Micronycteris schmidtorum''Jones and Lawlor, 1965, p. 412Escobedo-Cabrera et al., 2006, p. 129. Some authors have identified the single known specimen from Cozumel as ''Micronycteris megalotis'' (=''M. microtis mexicana'') instead.
*'' Natalus mexicanus''
*'' Nyctinomops laticaudatus''
*''Pteronotus parnellii''Koopman, 1959, p. 237

Lighthouse Reef

Lighthouse Reef is a coral atoll off Belize.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis'' (Half Moon Caye)

Roatán

Roatán is a Honduran island in the southern Caribbean.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*''Glossophaga soricina''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Saccopteryx bilineata''

San Andrés

San Andrés is a Colombian island, part of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, isolated in the southwestern Caribbean.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''

Providencia

Providencia, also known as Old Providence, is another Colombian island in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina department.
*''Artibeus jamaicensis''
*'' Chilonatalus micropus''

Escudo de Veraguas

Escudo de Veraguas is a small island off northwestern Panama. Despite the fact that it has been isolated from the mainland for only 9000 years, it supports at least two mammals that occur nowhere else, including the bat ''Dermanura watsoni incomitata'' and a sloth, ''Bradypus pygmaeus''.Anderson and Handley, 2001 Several other mammals on the island also differ from mainland forms.Kalko and Handley, 1994, p. 270
*''Carollia brevicauda''
*'' Dermanura watsoni incomitata''
*''Glossophaga soricina''
*'' Micronycteris megalotis''
*'' Myotis riparius''
*''Saccopteryx leptura''

Isla Margarita

Isla Margarita is the largest island of Venezuela. Like Trinidad and Tobago, Isla Margarita is a land-bridge island with a relatively diverse bat fauna.
*''Desmodus rotundus''
*'' Diaemus youngi'' in IUCN, 2009
*'' Glossophaga longirostris''
*''Glossophaga soricina''
*'' Leptonycteris curasoae''
*'' Micronycteris megalotis''
*''Molossus molossus''
*''Mormoops megalophylla''
*'' Peropteryx trinitatis''
*'' Phyllostomus discolor''
*''Phyllostomus hastatus''
*''Pteronotus parnellii''
*''Saccopteryx leptura''

See also

* List of North American bats
* List of Mexican bats
* List of Central American bats
* List of South American bats

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