Southern red bat explained

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

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.^[2]

It was named after French explorer Jules de Blosseville.^[3]

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

1. Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826). 1005574. 2022-02-09.
2. Lasiurus frantzii, (W. Peters, 1870). 1005582. 12 September 2020.
3. Book: Bo., Beolens. The eponym dictionary of mammals. 2009. Johns Hopkins University Press. 978-0-8018-9533-3. 593239356.

• Arizona Game and Fish species account-Western Red Bat

External links

• Bat Conservation International: Information about the western red bat (desert red bat)
• 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