Gervais's funnel-eared bat (''Nyctiellus lepidus'') is a species of

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

in the family

Natalidae The family (biology), family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats, are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. The family has three genus, genera, ''Chilonatalus'', ''Natalus'' and ''Nyctiellus''. They are slender bats with unusually l ...

. It is the only species within the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

''Nyctiellus''. It is found in

Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...

and

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

Sources

Natalidae Mammals of Cuba Mammals described in 1837 Mammals of the Bahamas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of the Caribbean Taxa named by Paul Gervais {{Bat-stub