Latin America is home to more than 350 bat species. Unfortunately, 40 of these species are classified by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), and Critically Endangered (CR).
Here is a list of these 40 most imperiled species in Latin America and the Caribbean:
|
Genus |
Species |
Common Name(s) |
Red List Status |
|
Amorphochilus |
schnablii |
Smokey Bat, Smoky Bat |
EN |
|
Artibeus |
incomitatus |
Solitary Fruit-eating Bat |
CR |
|
Balantiopteryx |
infusca |
Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat |
EN |
|
Balantiopteryx |
io |
Thomas's Sac-winged Bat |
VU |
|
Chiroderma |
improvisum |
Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat, Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat |
VU |
|
Choeroniscus |
periosus |
Greater Long-tailed Bat |
VU |
|
Eptesicus |
guadeloupensis |
Guadeloupean Big Brown Bat, Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat |
VU |
|
Lasiurus |
degelidus |
Jamaican Red Bat |
VU |
|
Lasiurus |
insularis |
Cuban Yellow Bat |
VU |
|
Lasiurus |
minor |
Minor Red Bat |
VU |
|
Leptonycteris |
curasoae |
Curaçaoan Long-nosed Bat, Southern Long-nosed Bat |
VU |
|
Leptonycteris |
nivalis |
Greater Long-nosed Bat, Mexican Long-nosed Bat |
EN |
|
Leptonycteris |
yerbabuenae |
Lesser Long-nosed Bat |
VU |
|
Lonchorhina |
fernandezi |
Fernandez's Sword-nosed Bat |
EN |
|
Lonchorhina |
marinkellei |
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat |
EN |
|
Lonchorhina |
orinocensis |
Orinoco Sword-nosed Bat |
VU |
|
Molossops |
aequatorianus |
Equatorial Dog-faced Bat |
VU |
|
Mormopterus |
minutus |
Little Goblin Bat |
VU |
|
Mormopterus |
phrudus |
Incan Little Mastiff Bat |
VU |
|
Musonycteris |
harrisoni |
Banana Bat |
VU |
|
Myotis |
dominicensis |
Dominican Myotis |
VU |
|
Myotis |
findleyi |
Findley's Myotis |
EN |
|
Myotis |
martiniquensis |
Schwartz's Myotis |
VU |
|
Myotis |
peninsularis |
Peninsular Myotis |
EN |
|
Myotis |
planiceps |
Flat-headed Myotis |
EN |
|
Myotis |
vivesi |
Fish-eating Bat, Fish-eating Myotis |
VU |
|
Natalus |
jamaicensis |
Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat |
CR |
|
Natalus |
primus |
Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat |
CR |
|
Neonycteris |
pusilla |
Least Big-eared Bat |
VU |
|
Platyrrhinus |
chocoensis |
Choco Broad-nosed Bat |
EN |
|
Platyrrhinus |
ismaeli |
|
VU |
|
Pteronotus |
paraguanensis |
|
CR |
|
Rhogeessa |
genowaysi |
Genoways's Yellow Bat |
EN |
|
Rhogeessa |
minutilla |
Tiny Yellow Bat |
VU |
|
Rhogeessa |
mira |
Least Yellow Bat |
VU |
|
Stenoderma |
rufum |
Red Fruit Bat |
VU |
|
Sturnira |
nana |
Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat |
EN |
|
Sturnira |
thomasi |
Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat |
VU |
|
Tomopeas |
ravus |
Blunt-eared Bat |
VU |
|
Vampyressa |
melissa |
Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat |
VU |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/