Phyllops falcatus (Gray 1839)

[Artibeus] falcatus Gray 1839, Ann. Nat. Hist., 4: 1.

Type Locality: Cuba, Habana, Guanabacoa.

Vernacular Names: Cuban Fig-eating Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Phyllops falcatus subsp. falcatus Gray 1839

Subspecies Phyllops falcatus subsp. haitiensis J. A. Allen 1908

Distribution: Cuba; Hispaniola; as fossil, Isle of Pines (Cuba).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Includes haitiensis; see Koopman (1989 c) and Timm and Genoways (2003). Reviewed by Suárez and Díaz-Franco (2003).