- Cuban Evening Bat
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Cuban Evening Bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Nycticeius Species: N. cubanus Binomial name Nycticeius cubanus
Gundlach, 1861 [2]The Cuban evening bat (Nycticeius cubanus) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae,[3] that is endemic to western Cuba.[1] It is a small bat, even smaller than cogener Nycticeius humeralis. It is insectivorous, but otherwise little is known about its behavior and diet.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Mancina, C. & Rodriguez, A. (2008). "Nycticeius cubanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136386. Retrieved 20 Oct. 2010.
- ^ Biolib.CZ
- ^ Simmons, Nancy B. (16 November 2005). "Order Chiroptera (pp. 312-529)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13801925.
Categories:- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Vesper bats
- Animals described in 1861
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