Bats Of Barbuda, Northern Lesser Antilles

Occasional Papers of the Museum 271: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15748434 ABSTRACT Five species of bats are known to occur on the Lesser Antillean island of Barbuda — Noctilio leporinus, Monophyllus plethodon, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Tadarida brasiliensis, and Molossus molossus.

During the present study, two additional species of bats— Artibeus jamaicensis and Natalus stramineus —were added to the chiropteran fauna of the island. Although the ecological diversity of Barbuda is limited, this bat fauna matches those of islands in the region such as Antigua, Nevis, and St. Kitts.