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Myotis martiniquensis

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Myotis martiniquensis

Species Authority:

LaVal, 1973

Common Name/s:

English

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Schwartz's Myotis

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Dávalos, L. & Rodriguez, A.
Reviewer/s:	Medellín, R. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
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Justification: This species is listed as Vulnerable in light of an ongoing population reduction and small geographic range. The species extent of occurrence if <20,000 km², it occurs is less than 5 locations and is declining due to habitat less.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Martinique, and Barbados (Lesser Antilles) (Simmons, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Barbados; Martinique
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Population [top]

Population:	Roosts in caves (Timm and Genoways, 2003). Can be found in anthropogenic habitats (Rodriguez Duran and Kunz, 2001)
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is poorly known. It is insectivorous (Nowak, 1999). There is no information on habitat and ecology.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Hurricanes.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Research actions.

Citation:	Dávalos, L. & Rodriguez, A. 2008. Myotis martiniquensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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