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Mastozoología neotropical
versión impresa ISSN 0327-9383versión On-line ISSN 1666-0536
Resumen
OLSON, Storrs L. y NIEVES-RIVERA, Ángel M.. Fossil evidence and probable extinction of the greater fishing bat Noctilio leporinus (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae) on Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico. Mastozool. neotrop. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.1, pp.167-170. ISSN 0327-9383.
The greater fishing bat Noctilio leporinus has long been erroneously attributed to Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico, based on specimens from Monos Island, Trinidad. There are no historical specimens from the island but a radius from a late Holocene cave deposit now establishes that the species was once present. Its apparent extinction may be have been caused by human intervention, a factor that should be taken into account in the biogeography of West Indian bats.
Palabras clave : Biogeography; Extinction; Mona Island; Noctilio; West Indies.