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Hispaniolan Greater Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus major Miller, 1902
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Hispaniolan greater funnel-eared bat (Natalus major) is a funnel-eared bat species endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the Caribbean. First described in 1902, it has a complex taxonomic history, with some authors identifying multiple subspecies, now recognised as the separate species Natalus primus and Natalus jamaicensis, and others considering Natalus major to be itself a subspecies of Natalus stramineus. It lives primarily in caves and feeds on insects.
Wikipedia contributors, Hispaniolan greater 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 2026-10-05T13:15:01.135525+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Natalus major Miller, 1902
- Name authority
- Miller, 1902
- Common name
- Hispaniolan Greater Funnel-eared Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Natalidae
- Genus
- Natalus
- 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
- genusNatalus Gray, 1838
- speciesNatalus major Miller, 1902
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Natalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Trinidadian Funnel-eared BatNatalus tumidirostris Miller, 1900 | NatalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared BatNatalus jamaicensis Goodwin, 1959 | NatalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Woolly Funnel-eared BatNatalus lanatus Tejedor, 2005 | NatalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican Funnel-eared BatNatalus mexicanus Miller, 1902 | NatalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cuban Greater Funnel-eared BatNatalus primus Anthony, 1919 | NatalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=946081 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.
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:73TR3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.