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Cuban evening bat

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Cuban evening bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Nycticeius
Species:
N. cubanus
Binomial name
Nycticeius cubanus

The Cuban evening bat (Nycticeius cubanus) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae,[3] that is endemic to western Cuba.[1] It is a small bat, even smaller than cogener Nycticeius humeralis. It is insectivorous, but otherwise little is known about its behavior and diet.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Solari, S. (2018). "Nycticeius cubanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136386A22013782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136386A22013782.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Biolib.CZ
  3. ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.