| Southern red bat | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Lasiurus |
| Species: | L. blossevillii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson and Garnot, 1826)
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| Southern red bat range in red | |
The southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) [1] is a species of microbat found in South America. [2]
Taxonomy
Previously, the western red bat (L. frantzii) was classified as a subspecies of the southern red bat, but phylogenetic evidence supports it being a distinct species. This has been followed by the American Society of Mammalogists and the ITIS. [3] [4]
It was named after French explorer Jules de Blosseville. [5]
Distribution
The species is recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (Galápagos Islands), French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. [1]
See also
- Eastern red bat – Lasiurus borealis
- Western red bat – previously considered a subspecies of Lasiurus blossevillii
- Bats of the United States
References
- ^ a b c Gonzalez, E.; Barquez, R. & Miller, B. (2016). "Lasiurus blossevillii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T88151055A22120040. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88151055A22120040.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Lasiurus frantzii, (W. Peters, 1870)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Lasiurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Bo., Beolens (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3. OCLC 593239356.
External links
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lasiurus
- Bats of South America
- Bats of Brazil
- Bats of the Caribbean
- Mammals of Argentina
- Mammals of Colombia
- Mammals of Ecuador
- Mammals of French Guiana
- Mammals of Guyana
- Mammals of Paraguay
- Mammals of Peru
- Mammals of Suriname
- Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago
- Mammals of Uruguay
- Mammals of Venezuela
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Mammals described in 1826
| Southern red bat | |
|---|---|
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| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Lasiurus |
| Species: | L. blossevillii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson and Garnot, 1826)
| |
|
| |
| Southern red bat range in red | |
The southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) [1] is a species of microbat found in South America. [2]
Taxonomy
Previously, the western red bat (L. frantzii) was classified as a subspecies of the southern red bat, but phylogenetic evidence supports it being a distinct species. This has been followed by the American Society of Mammalogists and the ITIS. [3] [4]
It was named after French explorer Jules de Blosseville. [5]
Distribution
The species is recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (Galápagos Islands), French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. [1]
See also
- Eastern red bat – Lasiurus borealis
- Western red bat – previously considered a subspecies of Lasiurus blossevillii
- Bats of the United States
References
- ^ a b c Gonzalez, E.; Barquez, R. & Miller, B. (2016). "Lasiurus blossevillii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T88151055A22120040. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88151055A22120040.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Lasiurus frantzii, (W. Peters, 1870)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Lasiurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Bo., Beolens (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3. OCLC 593239356.
External links
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lasiurus
- Bats of South America
- Bats of Brazil
- Bats of the Caribbean
- Mammals of Argentina
- Mammals of Colombia
- Mammals of Ecuador
- Mammals of French Guiana
- Mammals of Guyana
- Mammals of Paraguay
- Mammals of Peru
- Mammals of Suriname
- Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago
- Mammals of Uruguay
- Mammals of Venezuela
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Mammals described in 1826