Ardops nichollsi (Thomas 1891)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Phyllostomidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 395-426 : 416

Ardops nichollsi (Thomas 1891)

[Stenoderma] nichollsi Thomas 1891 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 7: 529.

Type Locality: Dominica (Lesser Antilles).

Vernacular Names: Tree Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Ardops nichollsi subsp. nichollsi Thomas 1891

Subspecies Ardops nichollsi subsp. annectens Miller 1913

Subspecies Ardops nichollsi subsp. koopmani Jones and Schwartz 1967

Subspecies Ardops nichollsi subsp. luciae Miller 1902

Subspecies Ardops nichollsi subsp. montserratensis Thomas 1894

Distribution: Lesser Antilles, from St. Eustatius to St. Vincent.

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

Discussion: For discussion of subspecies see Jones and Schwartz (1967) and Jones (1989). See also Jones and Genoways (1973).