[3] The taxonomy of Natalidae has been recently updated by the discovery and rediscovery of live species and fossils, and on the basis of new morphological and molecular evidence.

[4] The Cuban greater funnel-eared bat has funnel-like ears and a tail as long as the head and body combined.

[7] When Harold E. Anthony described this species in 1919, he thought it was an extinct form[8][9] because it was only known from fossil localities on Cuba, on Isla de la Juventud, Grand Cayman and various islands in the Bahamas.

[10] The population is abundant in that single cave, but this species is likely to go extinct due to its limited dispersal range,[5] human disturbance and loss of habitat.

[5] Cave-dwelling Cuban bat species conservation should be a cooperative effort promoting research and habitat management.