Macrotus waterhousii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Phyllostomidae
Subfamilia: Macrotinae
Genus: Macrotus
Species: Macrotus waterhousii
Subspecies: M. w. bulleri – M. w. compressus – M. w. jamaicensis – M. w. mexicanus – M. w. minor – M. w. waterhousii

Name

Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843

Type locality: Haiti.

References

• Gray, J. E. 1843. [Letter from, on two new species of bats and a porcupine (Hystrix subspinosus Lichtenstein) in the British Museum, and a new Manis]. Proceedings of the Zoology Society of London, 1843: 21.
• Anderson, S. 1969. Macrotus waterhousii. Mammalian Species, 1: 1–4.

Links

• Conservation status: IUCN: Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843 (Least Concern)
• Macrotus waterhousii 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.
• Macrotus waterhousii Gray, 1843 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Distribution

• Sonora and Hidalgo (Mexico) south to Guatemala
• Bahama Islands
• Jamaica
• Cuba
• Cayman Islands
• Hispaniola and Beata Islands

Vernacular names

English: Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat.