The southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)[1] is a species of microbat found in South America.[2]

Southern red bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1] (includes frantzii)
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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)
Southern red bat range in red

Taxonomy

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Lasiurus frantzii, (W. Peters, 1870)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Lasiurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ Bo., Beolens (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3. OCLC 593239356.
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