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Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat

Natalus primus Anthony, 1919

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Natalus primus Anthony, 1919
Name authority
Anthony, 1919
Common name
Cuban 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
  12. suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
  13. superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
  14. familyNatalidae Gray, 1866
  15. genusNatalus Gray, 1838
  16. speciesNatalus primus Anthony, 1919

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Natalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Trinidadian Funnel-eared BatNatalus tumidirostris Miller, 1900NatalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared BatNatalus jamaicensis Goodwin, 1959NatalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Woolly Funnel-eared BatNatalus lanatus Tejedor, 2005NatalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hispaniolan Greater Funnel-eared BatNatalus major Miller, 1902NatalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mexican Funnel-eared BatNatalus mexicanus Miller, 1902NatalidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Caribbean

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=946082 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:7462R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.