List of bats of the Caribbean by island

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 • †Cubanycteris silvai • †Desmodus rotundus (=puntajudensis syn.) • Eptesicus fuscus • 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 • †Mormoops magna • Natalus primus • Nyctiellus lepidus • Nyctinomops laticaudatus • Phyllonycteris poeyi • Phyllops falcatus (also Coco, Paredón Grande, Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago) • †Phyllops silvai • †Phyllops vetus • Pteronotus parnellii • Tadarida brasiliensis • Noctilio leporinus • Phyllops falcatus • Artibeus jamaicensis • Macrotus waterhousii • Noctilio leporinus • Pteronotus macleayii • Lasiurus minor (formerly included in L. borealis) • Macrotus waterhousii (also Beata Island) • Noctilio leporinus • Eptesicus fuscus • Monophyllus redmani • 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 St. Thomas • Brachyphylla cavernarum • Mormoops blainvillei (extirpated) • Noctilio leporinus • Monophyllus plethodon • Natalus stramineus • Tadarida brasiliensis • Tadarida brasiliensis • Phyllonycteris major (extinct) • Tadarida brasiliensis • Natalus stramineus • Sturnira thomasi • Tadarida brasiliensis • Eptesicus guadeloupensis • Molossus molossus • Natalus stramineus • Tadarida brasiliensis • 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 • Natalus stramineus • Artibeus schwartzi • Artibeus lituratus • Artibeus planirostris (Carriacou) • Artibeus lituratus • Micronycteris megalotis • Noctilio leporinus • Molossus molossus • Noctilio leporinus • Ametrida centurio • Anoura geoffroyi • Artibeus planirostris • Carollia perspicillata • Chiroderma trinitatum • Chiroderma villosum • Choeroniscus minor • Cynomops greenhalli • Desmodus rotundus • Diaemus youngi • Enchisthenes hartii • Eptesicus brasiliensis • Eumops auripendulus • Furipterus horrens • Glossophaga longirostris • 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 • Natalus tumidirostris • Noctilio leporinus • Peropteryx trinitatis • Phyllostomus hastatus • Platyrrhinus helleri • Promops centralis • Promops nasutus • Pteronotus davyi • Rhogeessa io • Rhynchonycteris naso • Saccopteryx bilineata • Saccopteryx leptura • Sturnira lilium • 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 • Centurio senex • Natalus tumidirostris • Noctilio leporinus • 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 • Molossus molossus • Natalus tumidirostris • Molossus molossus (possibly extirpated) • 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) Bahamas The Bahamas are a large archipelago north of Cuba and east of Florida. • Artibeus jamaicensis (Mayaguana, Great Inagua) • Eptesicus fuscus (Abaco, New Providence, Andros, Great Exuma, Little Exuma, Crooked Island, Acklin's Island, Long Island, San Salvador) • Monophyllus redmani (Abaco, Andros, New Providence; extirpated) • Mormoops blainvillei (Abaco, Exuma, New Providence; extirpated) • Artibeus jamaicensis • Micronycteris schmidtorum • Natalus mexicanus • Nyctinomops laticaudatus • Pteronotus parnellii Lighthouse Reef Lighthouse Reef is a coral atoll off Belize. • Artibeus jamaicensis (Half Moon Caye) • Saccopteryx bilineata Several other mammals on the island also differ from mainland forms. • Carollia brevicauda • Glossophaga longirostris • Glossophaga soricina • Leptonycteris curasoae • Micronycteris megalotis • Molossus molossus • Mormoops megalophylla • Peropteryx trinitatis • Phyllostomus discolor • Phyllostomus hastatus • Pteronotus parnellii • Saccopteryx leptura ==See also==

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