Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris curasoae

Photo: Michiel Oversteegen

Classification

Phyllostomidae [family]
Leptonycteris [genus] (1)
curasoae [species]

Classification

Phyllostomidae [family]
Leptonycteris [genus] (1)
curasoae [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
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  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Aruba
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  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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    Endemic to Leeward Antilles

    Publications

    • Bekker, J.P. 1996. The Mammals of Aruba (Mammalia: Chiroptera, Rodentia, Lagomorpha). 1-78. Vereniging voor Zoogdierkunde en Zoogdierbescherming (VZZ).
    • CARMABI. Soorten- en exotenlijst. [link]
    • Debrot, A.O. 2006. Preliminary checklist of extant and fossil endemic taxa of the ABC-Islands, Leeward Antilles. 29pp.
    • Hummelinck, P.W. 1940. A survey of the mammals, lizards and Mollusks. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 1: 59-108.
    • Husson, A.M. 1960. De Zoogdieren van de Nederlandse Antillen. 170. Natuurwetenschappelijke Werkgroep Nederlandse Antillen, Curaçao.
    • Petit, S., Rojer, A., Pors, L. 2005. Surveying bats for conservation: the status of cave-dwelling bats on Curaçao from 1993 to 2003. Animal Conservation 207-217.