Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Natalidae Scientific name Natalus espiritosantensis | Phylum Chordata Order Chiroptera Genus Natalus Rank Species | |
Similar Natalus, Mexican funnel‑eared bat, Natalidae, Hispaniolan greater funnel‑ea, Cuban greater funnel‑ea | ||
The Brazilian funnel-eared bat (Natalus espiritosantensis) is a South American bat species found in eastern Brazil. It roosts in caves, which makes it vulnerable to disturbance of these scarce sites, and in particular, to extermination campaigns against cave-roosting bats carried out in Brazil to combat rabies.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of N. stramineus.
References
Brazilian funnel-eared bat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA