| Southern red bat | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) (includes frantzii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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| Southern red bat range in red | |
The southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) is a species of microbat found in South America.
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.
It was named after French explorer Jules de Blosseville.
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.
See also
- Eastern red bat – Lasiurus borealis
- Western red bat – previously considered a subspecies of Lasiurus blossevillii
- Bats of the United States
References
- ^ 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
- Bat Conservation International: Information about the western red bat (desert red bat) Archived 15 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Western bat Working Group website: Accurate information on western red bats
- Nsrl.ttu.ed: western red bat
- Earthlink.net: Picture of a red bat + information
- 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