Biology:Jamaican red bat

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Short description: Species of mammal in Jamaica

Jamaican red bat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Lasiurus
Species:
L. degelidus
Binomial name
Lasiurus degelidus
Miller, 1931

The Jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus) is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Jamaica.

This is one of the least well-known species of bats in Jamaica. No specimens have been recorded from within caves or near caves so this appears to be a tree-roosting bat. It is caught over water.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aguiar, L.; Bernard, E. (2016). "Lasiurus degelidus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136306A22018027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136306A22018027.en. 


Wikidata ☰ Q1831776 entry