NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bahamian Least Funnel-eared Bat
Chilonatalus tumidifrons Miller, 1903
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Bahaman funnel-eared bat (Chilonatalus tumidifrons) is a species of bat in the family Natalidae.
It is endemic to the Bahamas. It was first discovered by Miller in 1903. They are listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN due to the decline in their habitat.
Wikipedia contributors, Bahaman funnel-eared bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:02:04.112424+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chilonatalus tumidifrons Miller, 1903
- Name authority
- Miller, 1903
- Common name
- Bahamian Least Funnel-eared Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Natalidae
- Genus
- Chilonatalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyNatalidae Gray, 1866
- genusChilonatalus Miller, 1898
- speciesChilonatalus tumidifrons Miller, 1903
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Natalus tumidifrons (Miller, 1903) (Miller, 1903) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Miller, Gerrit S., Jr. (1903). A new nataline bat from the Bahamas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 16. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y4PR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.