The Cuban fruit-eating bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, found in the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Hispaniola. It has been extirpated from the Bahamas and Jamaica. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Cuban fruit-eating bat (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Brachyphylla nana (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive
they may be good pollinators
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (second statement)
they may help control insect populations in some areas.
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Habitat
Brachyphylla nana is a cave dwelling species.
View the Source 3. Cuban fruit-eating bat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q135160 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Phyllostomidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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