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List of bats of the Caribbean by island

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The bat fauna of the Caribbean region is diverse.

For the purposes of this article, the "Caribbean" includes all islands in the Caribbean Sea (except for small islets close to the mainland) and the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados, which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion.

Overview

The genera of Caribbean bats are classified as follows:

Order Chiroptera
- Family Emballonuridae
  - Subfamily Emballonurinae: Diclidurus, Peropteryx, Rhynchonycteris, Saccopteryx
- Family Furipteridae: Furipterus
- Family Molossidae
  - Subfamily Molossinae: Cynomops, Eumops, Molossus, Mormopterus, Nyctinomops, Promops, Tadarida
- Family Mormoopidae: Mormoops, Pteronotus
- Family Natalidae: Chilonatalus, Natalus, Nyctiellus
- Family Noctilionidae: Noctilio
- Family Phyllostomidae
  - Subfamily Brachyphyllinae: Brachyphylla
  - Subfamily Carolliinae: Carollia
  - Subfamily Desmodontinae: Desmodus, Diaemus
  - Subfamily Glossophaginae
    - Tribe Glossophagini: Anoura, Glossophaga, Monophyllus
  - Subfamily Phyllonycterinae: Erophylla, Phyllonycteris
  - Subfamily Phyllostominae: Glyphonycteris, Lampronycteris, Lonchorhina, Lophostoma, Macrotus, Micronycteris, Mimon, Phyllostomus, Tonatia, Trachops, Trinycteris, Vampyrum
  - Subfamily Stenodermatinae
    - Tribe Stenodermatini: Ametrida, Ardops, Ariteus, Artibeus, Centurio, Chiroderma, Cubanycteris, Mesophylla, Phyllops, Platyrrhinus, Stenoderma, Uroderma, Vampyrodes
    - Tribe Sturnirini: Sturnira
- Family Thyropteridae: Thyroptera
- Family Vespertilionidae
  - Subfamily Antrozoinae: Antrozous
  - Subfamily Myotinae: Myotis
  - Subfamily Vespertilioninae
    - Tribe Eptesicini: Eptesicus
    - Tribe Lasiurini: Lasiurus
    - Tribe Nycticeiini: Nycticeius, Rhogeessa

Greater Antilles and associated islands

The four islands of the Greater Antilles, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, and the surrounding smaller islands are home to a diverse indigenous bat fauna.

Cuba

Cuba, the largest of the Antilles, and its surrounding islands, of which the Isla de la Juventud is the most significant, harbor a diverse bat fauna.

Antrozous pallidus
†Artibeus anthonyi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla nana
Chilonatalus micropus
†Cubanycteris silvai
†Desmodus rotundus (=puntajudensis syn.)
Eptesicus fuscus
Erophylla sezekorni
Eumops ferox (formerly included in E. glaucinus)
Eumops perotis
Lasiurus insularis (formerly included in L. intermedius)
Lasiurus pfeifferi (formerly included in L. borealis)
Macrotus waterhousii
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus redmani
Mormoops blainvillei
†Mormoops magna
Mormoops megalophylla (extirpated)
Mormopterus minutus
Natalus primus
Noctilio leporinus
Nycticeius cubanus (formerly included in N. humeralis)
Nyctiellus lepidus
Nyctinomops laticaudatus
Nyctinomops macrotis
Phyllonycteris poeyi
Phyllops falcatus (also Coco, Paredón Grande, Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago)
†Phyllops silvai
†Phyllops vetus
Pteronotus macleayii
Pteronotus parnellii
†Pteronotus pristinus
Pteronotus quadridens
Tadarida brasiliensis

Isla de la Juventud

Isla de la Juventud is a large island south of Cuba and politically part of it.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla nana
Chilonatalus micropus
Eptesicus fuscus
Erophylla sezekorni
Lasiurus insularis
Macrotus waterhousii
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus redmani
Natalus primus (extirpated)
Noctilio leporinus
Nyctiellus lepidus
Phyllonycteris poeyi
Phyllops falcatus (extirpated)
†Phyllops vetus
Pteronotus macleayii
Tadarida brasiliensis

Grand Cayman

Grand Cayman is the largest of the Cayman Islands, a group of British islands west of Jamaica and south of Cuba.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla nana
Chilonatalus micropus (extirpated)
Eptesicus fuscus
Erophylla sezekorni
Macrotus waterhousii
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus redmani (extirpated)
Natalus cf. major (extirpated)
Phyllops falcatus
Pteronotus parnellii (extirpated)
Tadarida brasiliensis

Little Cayman

Little Cayman, also part of the Cayman Islands, is located east of Grand Cayman and just west of Cayman Brac.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Macrotus waterhousii

Cayman Brac

Cayman Brac is the easternmost of the Cayman Islands.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla nana (extirpated)
Eptesicus fuscus
Erophylla sezekorni
Macrotus waterhousii
Molossus molossus
Phyllonycteris poeyi (extirpated)
Phyllops falcatus

Jamaica

Ariteus flavescens
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla nana (extirpated)
Chilonatalus micropus
Eptesicus lynni (often included in E. fuscus)
Erophylla sezekorni
Eumops auripendulus
Eumops ferox (formerly included in E. glaucinus)
Glossophaga soricina
Lasiurus degelidus (formerly included in L. borealis)
Macrotus waterhousii
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus redmani
Mormoops blainvillei
Mormoops megalophylla (extirpated)
Natalus jamaicensis
Noctilio leporinus
Nyctinomops macrotis
Phyllonycteris aphylla
Pteronotus macleayii
Pteronotus parnellii
Pteronotus quadridens
Tadarida brasiliensis
Tonatia saurophila (extirpated)

Navassa Island

Navassa Island is a small U.S. island between Jamaica and Hispaniola.

Macrotus waterhousii

Hispaniola

Hispaniola, the second largest of the Antilles, is politically divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Various bats are known from both the main island and several surrounding islands, including Gonâve Island.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla nana
Chilonatalus micropus
Eptesicus fuscus
Erophylla bombifrons
Lasiurus minor (formerly included in L. borealis)
Macrotus waterhousii (also Beata Island)
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus redmani
Mormoops blainvillei
Mormoops megalophylla (extirpated)
Natalus major
Noctilio leporinus
Nyctinomops macrotis
Phyllonycteris poeyi
Phyllops falcatus
Pteronotus parnellii
Pteronotus quadridens
Tadarida brasiliensis

Gonâve

Gonâve Island is an island off western Haiti.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Macrotus waterhousii (extirpated)
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus redmani (extirpated)
Mormoops blainvillei (extirpated)
Pteronotus parnellii (extirpated)

Puerto Rico

Several bats are known from Puerto Rico, the easternmost of the Greater Antilles, which is under United States sovereignty.

Artibeus jamaicensis (incl. Mona and Caja de Muertos)
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Eptesicus fuscus
Erophylla bombifrons
Lasiurus minor
Macrotus waterhousii (extirpated)
Molossus molossus (also Culebra)
Monophyllus plethodon (extirpated)
Monophyllus redmani
Mormoops blainvillei
Noctilio leporinus
†Phyllonycteris major
Pteronotus parnellii
Pteronotus quadridens
Stenoderma rufum
Tadarida brasiliensis

Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands form the northern segment of the Lesser Antilles.

U.S. Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands east of Puerto Rico, centered around the three main islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix.

St. Croix

Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Noctilio leporinus
Stenoderma rufum

St. Thomas

Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Noctilio leporinus
Stenoderma rufum

St. John

Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Stenoderma rufum
Tadarida brasiliensis
Noctilio leporinus

British Virgin Islands

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum (Norman Island)
Molossus molossus (Tortola, Virgin Gorda)
Noctilio leporinus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Anguilla

Anguilla is a British island.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Macrotus waterhousii (extirpated)
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Mormoops blainvillei (extirpated)
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus

Saint Martin

The island of Saint Martin is divided into a French and a Dutch part.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Myotis nesopolus (probably accidental)
Natalus stramineus (possibly extirpated)
Noctilio leporinus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Saint Barthelemy

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Tadarida brasiliensis

Saba

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Natalus stramineus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Sint Eustatius

Sint Eustatius is a small island near Saint Kitts that is part of the Netherlands.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts forms the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis together with nearby Nevis.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus schwartzi
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Noctilio leporinus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Nevis

Nevis is the second main island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus schwartzi
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Antigua

Antigua forms Antigua and Barbuda together with Barbuda.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Mormoops blainvillei (extirpated)
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Phyllonycteris major (extinct)
Pteronotus parnellii (extirpated)
Tadarida brasiliensis

Barbuda

Barbuda is the other main island of Antigua and Barbuda.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Macrotus waterhousii
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Mormoops blainvillei (extirpated)
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Montserrat

Montserrat is a small British island.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus schwartzi
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Chiroderma improvisum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Myotis nigricans (unconfirmed record)
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Sturnira thomasi
Tadarida brasiliensis

Guadeloupe

The double island of Guadeloupe, which consists of two parts separated only by a narrow channel, is the core of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Chiroderma improvisum
Eptesicus guadeloupensis
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Myotis dominicensis
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Sturnira thomasi
Tadarida brasiliensis

La Désirade

La Désirade is a small island east of Guadeloupe.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Marie Galante

Marie Galante is a smaller island that politically belongs to nearby Guadeloupe.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Natalus stramineus
Pteronotus davyi

Dominica

Dominica, the southernmost of the Leeward Islands, is an independent state.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Eptesicus fuscus
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Myotis dominicensis
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Pteronotus davyi
Sturnira lilium
Tadarida brasiliensis

Windward Islands

The bat fauna of the Windward Islands is more diverse than that of the Leeward Islands, reflecting the islands' location closer to the South American mainland.

Martinique

Martinique is a French overseas department.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Myotis martiniquensis
Natalus stramineus
Noctilio leporinus
Pteronotus davyi
Sturnira lilium
Tadarida brasiliensis

Saint Lucia

The island of Saint Lucia is an independent state.

Ardops nichollsi
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus lituratus
Artibeus schwartzi
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Noctilio leporinus
Sturnira lilium
Tadarida brasiliensis

Saint Vincent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an independent state, composed of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern portion of the Grenadines.

Ardops nichollsi (?)
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus lituratus (?)
Artibeus planirostris
Artibeus schwartzi
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Glossophaga longirostris
Micronycteris megalotis (?)
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon (?)
Noctilio leporinus
Pteronotus parnellii
Sturnira lilium
Tadarida brasiliensis

Grenadines

Artibeus jamaicensis (Carriacou)
Artibeus planirostris (Carriacou)
Artibeus schwartzi (Carriacou)
Glossophaga longirostris (Union Mustique, Carriacou, Baquia)
Molossus molossus
Noctilio leporinus

Grenada

The island of Grenada, the southernmost of the main island chain of the Lesser Antilles, is part of an independent state that also comprises the southern Grenadines, including Carriacou.

Anoura geoffroyi
Artibeus glaucus
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus lituratus
Artibeus planirostris
Artibeus schwartzi
Carollia perspicillata (probably in error)
Glossophaga longirostris
Glossophaga soricina
Micronycteris megalotis
Molossus molossus
Myotis nyctor
Noctilio leporinus
Peropteryx trinitatis
Pteronotus davyi
Sturnira lilium

Barbados

Barbados lies east of the main island chain of the Lesser Antilles.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus lituratus
Artibeus schwartzi
Brachyphylla cavernarum
Eptesicus fuscus
Molossus molossus
Monophyllus plethodon
Myotis nyctor
Noctilio leporinus
Tadarida brasiliensis

Trinidad

Trinidad, the larger island of Trinidad and Tobago, is close to mainland Venezuela and as a result has a very diverse bat fauna, including over 60 species, more than on any other Caribbean island, including much larger islands such as Cuba and Hispaniola.

Ametrida centurio
Anoura geoffroyi
Artibeus glaucus
Artibeus lituratus
Artibeus planirostris
Artibeus schwartzi
Carollia brevicauda
Carollia perspicillata
Centurio senex
Chiroderma trinitatum
Chiroderma villosum
Choeroniscus minor
Cynomops greenhalli
Desmodus rotundus
Diaemus youngi
Diclidurus albus
Enchisthenes hartii
Eptesicus brasiliensis
Eumops auripendulus
Furipterus horrens
Glossophaga longirostris
Glossophaga soricina
Glyphonycteris daviesi
Glyphonycteris sylvestris
Lampronycteris brachyotis
Lasiurus blossevillii
Lasiurus ega
Lonchorhina aurita
Lophostoma brasiliense
Mesophylla macconnelli
Micronycteris hirsuta
Micronycteris megalotis
Micronycteris minuta
Mimon crenulatum
Molossus molossus
Molossus rufus
Molossus sinaloae
Mormoops megalophylla
Myotis keaysi
Myotis nigricans
Myotis pilosatibialis
Myotis riparius
Natalus tumidirostris
Noctilio leporinus
Nyctinomops laticaudatus
Peropteryx trinitatis
Phyllostomus discolor
Phyllostomus hastatus
Platyrrhinus helleri
Promops centralis
Promops nasutus
Pteronotus davyi
Pteronotus parnellii
Pteronotus personatus
Rhogeessa io
Rhynchonycteris naso
Saccopteryx bilineata
Saccopteryx leptura
Sturnira lilium
Sturnira tildae
Thyroptera tricolor
Tonatia saurophila
Trachops cirrhosus
Trinycteris nicefori
Uroderma bilobatum
Vampyrodes caraccioli
Vampyrum spectrum

Tobago

Tobago is the smaller of the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, located to the northeast of Trinidad.

Artibeus glaucus
Artibeus lituratus
Artibeus planirostris
Carollia perspicillata
Centurio senex
Chiroderma villosum
Eptesicus brasiliensis
Glossophaga longirostris
Micronycteris megalotis
Molossus molossus
Myotis attenboroughi
Natalus tumidirostris
Noctilio leporinus
Peropteryx trinitatis
Phyllostomus hastatus
Rhogeessa io
Saccopteryx bilineata
Saccopteryx leptura
Sturnira lilium
Tadarida brasiliensis
Vampyrodes caraccioli

ABC islands

The ABC islands are three islands off northwestern Venezuela that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Bonaire

Bonaire is the easternmost of the ABC islands.

Ametrida centurio
Glossophaga longirostris
Leptonycteris curasoae
Molossus molossus
Mormoops megalophylla
Myotis nesopolus
Natalus tumidirostris

Curaçao

Curaçao is the largest of the ABC islands.

Artibeus jamaicensis (possibly vagrant or extirpated)
Glossophaga longirostris
Leptonycteris curasoae
Molossus molossus (possibly extirpated)
Mormoops megalophylla
Myotis nesopolus
Natalus tumidirostris
Noctilio leporinus
Pteronotus davyi

Aruba

Aruba is the smallest of the ABC islands and the closest to the mainland.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Glossophaga longirostris
Leptonycteris curasoae
Molossus molossus
Mormoops megalophylla
Myotis nesopolus (maybe)
Natalus tumidirostris
Noctilio leporinus
Peropteryx trinitatis
Pteronotus davyi
Sturnira lilium
Tadarida brasiliensis

Miscellaneous

Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a group of islands near the Florida mainland.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Molossus molossus
Phyllonycteris poeyi (unconfirmed sight record)
Phyllops falcatus (Key West, possibly vagrant)
Tadarida brasiliensis (unconfirmed record)

Bahamas

The Bahamas are a large archipelago north of Cuba and east of Florida.

Artibeus jamaicensis (Mayaguana, Great Inagua)
Brachyphylla nana (extirpated; Andros, New Providence)
Chilonatalus tumidifrons (Andros; extirpated on Abaco, Exuma, New Providence)
Eptesicus fuscus (Abaco, New Providence, Andros, Great Exuma, Little Exuma, Crooked Island, Acklin's Island, Long Island, San Salvador)
Erophylla sezekorni (Great Abaco, Eleuthera, Long Island, Cat Island, Great Exuma, Little Exuma, San Salvador, Crooked Island, Acklin's Island, Great Inagua, Andros, Mayaguana, New Providence)
Lasiurus minor (Andros)
Lonchorhina aurita (New Providence, dubious)
Macrotus waterhousii (Abaco, Andros, New Providence, Great Exuma, Great Inagua, Cat Island, Long Island)
Monophyllus redmani (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated)
Mormoops blainvillei (Abaco, Exuma, New Providence; extirpated)
Mormoops megalophylla (Abaco, Andros; extirpated)
Myotis cf. austroriparius (Abaco; extirpated)
Natalus primus (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated)
Noctilio leporinus (Great Inagua)
Nyctiellus lepidus (Long Island, Cat Island, Little Exuma, Eleuthera; extirpated on Andros)
Phyllonycteris poeyi (Abaco, New Providence; extirpated)
Pteronotus macleayii (New Providence, extirpated)
Pteronotus parnellii (Abaco, New Providence; extirpated)
Pteronotus quadridens (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated)
Tadarida brasiliensis (Little Exuma, Abaco; extirpated on New Providence)

Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a group of British islands east of the Bahamas.

Brachyphylla nana (Grand Caicos)
Erophylla sezekorni (three of the Caicos Islands, including East Caicos and Grand Caicos)
Lasiurus minor (Caicos Islands, precise locality unknown)
Macrotus waterhousii (Grand Caicos; extirpated)
Monophyllus redmani (Grand Caicos)
Natalus major (Grand Caicos; extirpated)
Tadarida brasiliensis (Grand Caicos; extirpated)

Cozumel

Cozumel is a large island near the mainland of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. In addition to the species listed here, Centurio senex, a species of Corynorhinus (possibly C. mexicanus), Glossophaga soricina, Mimon cozumelae, and Molossus rufus have also been mentioned for the island, but the specimens these records were based on may have come from mainland Mexico instead.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus lituratus
Artibeus phaeotis
Eumops bonariensis
Lasiurus blossevillii
Micronycteris schmidtorum
Natalus mexicanus
Nyctinomops laticaudatus
Pteronotus parnellii

Lighthouse Reef

Lighthouse Reef is a coral atoll off Belize.

Artibeus jamaicensis (Half Moon Caye)

Roatán

Roatán is a Honduran island in the southern Caribbean.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Glossophaga soricina
Molossus molossus
Saccopteryx bilineata

San Andrés

San Andrés is a Colombian island, part of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, isolated in the southwestern Caribbean.

Artibeus jamaicensis

Providencia

Providencia, also known as Old Providence, is another Colombian island in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina department.

Artibeus jamaicensis
Chilonatalus micropus

Escudo de Veraguas

Escudo de Veraguas is a small island off northwestern Panama. Despite the fact that it has been isolated from the mainland for only 9000 years, it supports at least two mammals that occur nowhere else, including the bat Dermanura watsoni incomitata and a sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus. Several other mammals on the island also differ from mainland forms.

Carollia brevicauda
Dermanura watsoni incomitata
Glossophaga soricina
Micronycteris megalotis
Myotis riparius
Saccopteryx leptura

Isla Margarita

Isla Margarita is the largest island of Venezuela. Like Trinidad and Tobago, Isla Margarita is a land-bridge island with a relatively diverse bat fauna.

Desmodus rotundus
Diaemus youngi
Glossophaga longirostris
Glossophaga soricina
Leptonycteris curasoae
Micronycteris megalotis
Molossus molossus
Mormoops megalophylla
Peropteryx trinitatis
Phyllostomus discolor
Phyllostomus hastatus
Pteronotus parnellii
Saccopteryx leptura

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