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Post by sebbe67 on Feb 18, 2005 22:43:48 GMT
Natalus primus
There is a fairly recent date from Cueva los Indios on Cuba of this species.
This species was the largest and most heavily built of tis family. it was distinguished by their long slender legs and funnel-shaped ears.
But the species is only known from teeth.
The species probably become 1850 because it hasent been seen since on Cuba since that date.
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Post by another specialist on Jul 31, 2005 9:27:25 GMT
Distinct species for Dalquest (1950)
Natalus stramineus primus sometimes regarded as
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Post by another specialist on Jan 23, 2006 12:40:27 GMT
Type, No. 41009, Dept. of Mammalogy, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Daiquiri, Cuba, February 1917; collector, H. E. Anthony. The type is the right mandibular ramus with the last two premolars and all of the molars in position; a topotype mandible contains the last premolar and the first molar. CHARACTERS.-A very large Natalus, with long slender mandible and heavy teeth. MEASuREMENTS.-Greatest length, 14.4 mm.,l 14.6, (13.6)2; depth of mandible at ml, 1.5, 1.4, (1.4); transverse breadth of ml, 1.1, 1.1, (.9). From Chilonatalus and Nyctiellus, the only ones of the Natalidce hitherto known from Cuba, Natalus primus is easily separated by the great difference in size. From Natalus major, the largest of the group, it may be known by its even greater length of mandible and noticeably heavier teeth. The first lower molar is especially "plump" in contour and the tooth extends externally considerably beyond the alveolar border. These mandibles were found associated with Nesophontes and Boromys in the Cueva de los Indios at Daiquiri, buried but a short distance under the surface. The bone is stained a very dark brown and 'First measurement given is that of type, second of topotype. '2Measurements of type mandible of Natalus major Miller, kindly loaned me for comparison by Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, Jr. of the United States National Museum. probably represents an extinct form. This is a northward extension of the genus in the West Indies and doubtless is the Cuban representative of the same ancestral stock from which the Santo Domingan major developed. digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/1358/1/B041a20.pdf |
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Post by another specialist on Sept 6, 2007 11:32:33 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jul 10, 2008 9:17:17 GMT
Natalus primus Author: Anthony, 1919. Citation: Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 61: 612. Common Name: Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat Type Locality: Cuba, Oriente, Daiquiri, Cuevos de los Indios. Distribution: Cuba, Isle of Pines. Status: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001). Comments: Formerly included in stramineus, but clearly distinct from that species; see Morgan (1989b) and Morgan and Czaplewski (2003). Also distinct from major and jamaicensis (A. Tejedor, pers. comm.). Reviewed by Goodwin (1959b). www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=13801545 |
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Post by Melanie on Oct 6, 2008 15:11:39 GMT
Scientific Name: Natalus primus Species Authority Intra-specific Authority: Anthony, 1919 Common Name/s: English – Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat Assessment Information [top] Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)c(iv) ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2008 Assessor/s Dávalos, L. & Mancina, C. Evaluator/s: Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because is only known from one cave (area of occupancy <10 km² and extent of occurrence <100 km²) and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat. There are only estimated to be 100 mature individuals of this species and urgent action is needed to protect the "hot cave" location. Geographic Range [top] Range Description: This species is known from Cuba, Isle of Pines (Simmons 2005). Known from one cave (Turvey pers. comm.) Countries: Native: Cuba Population [top] Population: This species is known from a single cave where occurs at fewer than 100 individuals (Tejedor et al. 2005). Population Trend: Decreasing Habitat and Ecology [top] Habitat and Ecology: This species roosts in caves. It is known from a single cave (Tejedor et al. 2005). This species is moderately to highly gregarious with cave colonies estimated at fewer than 100 individuals (Tejedor et al. 2005). Copulation in N. primus has been observed to take place in April, and pregnant females of this species have been captured in May (Tejedor et al. 2004). N. primus has been found to feed mostly on moths, crickets, and beetles, and less frequently on other insect orders: Hymenoptera (Formicidae), Neuroptera, Diptera, Homoptera, and Hemiptera (Tejedor et al. 2004). Systems: Terrestrial Threats [top] Major Threat(s): Habitat loss and human intrusion on the cave are threats. In addition the ongoing collapse of the roof of the cave can upset the thermal balance in this hot cave. Climatic changes could also interrupt the thermal cave balance and result in extinction (L. Davalos pers. comm.) Conservation Actions [top] Conservation Actions: Protecting the cave is the most important priority. www.redlist.org/details/136777 |
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Post by sebbe67 on Oct 6, 2008 21:47:18 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Jan 30, 2015 8:25:02 GMT
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Post by surroundx on May 7, 2015 5:13:18 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Jul 30, 2017 6:21:11 GMT
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Post by surroundx on Jul 22, 2020 14:15:21 GMT
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Post by koeiyabe on Jan 4, 2021 3:02:06 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Jan 5, 2021 18:42:45 GMT
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