Lasiurus Explained

Lasiurus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats.

Phylogeny

The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within Lasiurus, based on an analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.^[1]

Species

The following are the described species in Lasiurus:

• Lasiurus arequipae ^[2] - Arequipa cinnamon red bat
• Lasiurus atratus (Handley, 1996) - greater red bat
• Southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
• Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
• Tacarcuna bat (Lasiurus castaneus)
• Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
• Jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus
• Hairy-tailed bat (Lasiurus ebenus)
• Southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega)
• Big red bat (Lasiurus egregius)
• Western red bat (Lasiurus frantzii)
• Lasiurus insularis (Lasiurus insularis)
• Northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
• Minor red bat (Lasiurus minor)
• Pfeiffer's red bat (Lasiurus pfeifferi)
• Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
• Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus semotus)
• Cinnamon red bat (Lasiurus varius)
• South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus)
• Western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)

Notes and References

1. 10.1371/journal.pone.0186085. 29020097. 5636129. Nuclear and mtDNA phylogenetic analyses clarify the evolutionary history of two species of native Hawaiian bats and the taxonomy of Lasiurini (Mammalia: Chiroptera). PLOS ONE. 12. 10. e0186085. 2017. Baird. Amy B.. Braun. Janet K.. Engstrom. Mark D.. Holbert. Ashlyn C.. Huerta. Maritza G.. Lim. Burton K.. Mares. Michael A.. Patton. John C.. Bickham. John W.. 2017PLoSO..1286085B. free.
2. Málaga. Brian A.. Díaz. Darwin R.. Arias. Sandra. Medina. César E.. 2020-03-23. Una especie nueva de Lasiurus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) del suroeste de Perú. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. es. 91. 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3096. 2007-8706. free.