Natalus jamaicensis Goodwin 1959

Natalus jamaicensis Goodwin 1959, Am. Mus. Novit., 1977: 910.

Type Locality: Jamaica, St. Catherine Parish, St. Clair.

Vernacular Names: Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat.

Distribution: Jamaica.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Formerly included in stramineus, but clearly distinct from that species; see Morgan (1989 b) and Morgan and Czaplewski (2003). Also distinct from major and primus (A. Tejedor, pers. comm.). See Arroyo-Cabrales et al. (1997), who reviewed genetic variation and possible relationships of populations of jamaicensis, major, and stramineus (although note that all were treated as stramineus). Reviewed by Goodwin (1959 b).