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{{Short description|Species of bat}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Desert red bat<br/>''Lasiurus blossevillii''
| name = Southern red bat
| image = Western Red Bat imported from iNaturalist photo 7300858 on 9 February 2022.jpg
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| image = Lasiurus blossevillii.jpg
| status = LC
| image_alt =
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Gonzalez, E. |author2=Barquez, R. |author3=Miller, B. |name-list-style=amp |year=2016 |title=''Lasiurus blossevillii'' |page=e.T88151055A22120040 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88151055A22120040.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> (includes ''frantzii'')
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| genus = Lasiurus
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| species = blossevillii
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| authority = (Lesson and Garnot, 1826)
| ordo = [[Chiroptera]]
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| range_map = Distribution of Lasiurus blossevillii.png
| familia = [[Vespertilionidae]]
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| range_map_caption = Southern red bat range in red
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| genus = ''[[Lasiurus]]''
| species = '''''L. blossevillii'''''
| binomial = ''Lasiurus blossevillii''
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| binomial_authority = (Lesson and Garnot, 1826)
| range_map = Lasiurus_blossevillii_range.png
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| range_map_caption = Geographic Range
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The '''desert red bat''' ('''''Lasiurus blossevillii'''''), also known as the '''western red bat''', is one of many species of bats. This particular one is from the [[Vespertilionidae]] family, which is the largest bat family. This species and its relative ''[[Lasiurus borealis]]'' are sometimes just referred to as '''red bats'''.


The '''southern red bat''' (''Lasiurus blossevillii'')<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> is a species of [[microbat]] found in [[South America]].<ref>{{Cite mdd |title=''Lasiurus blossevillii'' (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)|id=1005574|access-date=2022-02-09}}</ref>
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== Habitat ==


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== Taxonomy ==
The desert red bat has been found around North America, ranging from southern Canada, through the [[Western United States]], down to Central America and to the northern part of South America. These bats are migratory, similar to birds. They migrate to the southern parts of the Americas when it gets cold, and head north when the weather starts to warm up in northern parts.
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 [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System|ITIS]].<ref>{{cite mdd |title=''Lasiurus frantzii'', (W. Peters, 1870)|id=1005582|access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{ITIS|title=''Lasiurus''|id=180015|access-date=2022-02-09}}</ref>


It was named after French explorer [[Jules de Blosseville]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bo.|first=Beolens|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/593239356|title=The eponym dictionary of mammals|date=2009|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=978-0-8018-9533-3|oclc=593239356}}</ref>
The common name implies that the desert red bat lives in the desert, but it does not. Unlike many bats, which roost in caves, desert red bats will most likely be found in the forest roosting under leaves. They do this because they are either trying to eat or hide from predators. The bats hang upside down from a tree branch from one foot because they are trying to blend in with their surroundings, such as dead leaves.


== Diet and hunting ==
== 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.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
The desert red bat eats a variety of insects. They eat moths, flies, true bugs, beetles, and cicadas. The desert red bat is a nocturnal animal (it is active at night). They do not use their eyes to hunt; they use their voices to make echoes and the echoes help them make pictures in their minds about what is around. This is called [[Animal echolocation|echolocation]]. At the same time as they are hunting, they have to be aware of predators, which include owls, blue jays, and opossum.

== Reproduction ==

Unlike most bats, which bear only one pup per season, the desert red bat can give birth to as many as four pups at once. Also unlike most bats, desert red bats (and other members of the genus ''Lasiurus'') have four nipples rather than two, allowing them to nurse that many pups. The bats mate during August and September. Pups are born about 90 days after mating. Before the bats are able to fly, the mother carries up to four pups at a time. It takes up to six weeks for the bats to fly by themselves and one to three years to mature.

==Interesting facts==

Male and female red bats have different migrating routines. Female bats are usually found in warmer climates during the month of June. Males are mostly found in the Appalachian Highlands. Due to the difference in migrating patterns, it makes it harder for them to breed because they are constantly in a different part of the world.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Eastern Red Bat]] — ''Lasiurus borealis''.
*[[Eastern red bat]] – ''Lasiurus borealis''
*[[Western red bat]] – previously considered a subspecies of ''Lasiurus blossevillii''
*[[Bats of the United States]]
*[[Bats of the United States]]


==References==
==References==
<references/>
*[http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/nongame_western_red_bat.shtml Arizona Game and Fish species account-Western Red Bat]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070206010243/http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/nongame_western_red_bat.shtml Arizona Game and Fish species account-Western Red Bat]
* {{IUCN2009.2|assessors=Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Miller, B., Reid, F., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C.|year=2008|id=11346|title=Lasiurus blossevillii|downloaded=7 February 2010}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/species-profiles.html?task=detail&species=1718&country=43&state=all&family=all&limitstart=0 Information about the red bat from Bat Conservation International]
*[http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/species-profiles/detail/1718 Bat Conservation International: Information about the western red bat (desert red bat)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115063217/http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/species-profiles/detail/1718 |date=15 November 2016 }}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120402104812/http://www.wbwg.org/speciesinfo/species_accounts/vespertilonidae/labl.pdf Western bat Working Group website: Accurate information on western red bats]
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*[http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/redbat.html Picture of a red bat, along with information]
*[http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/lasiblos.htm Western Red Bat]
*[http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/lasiblos.htm Nsrl.ttu.ed: western red bat]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212821/http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/redbat.html Earthlink.net: Picture of a red bat + information]
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*[http://www.wbwg.org/speciesinfo/species_accounts/vespertilonidae/labl.pdf More accurate information on Western Red Bats from the Western Bat Working Group website]


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[[Category:Lasiurus]]
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[[Category:Bats of the United States]]
[[Category:Bats of South America]]
[[Category:Bats of South America]]
[[Category:Bats of Central America|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Bats of Brazil]]
[[Category:Mammals of Mexico|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Bats of the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Mammals of Guyana|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Argentina]]
[[Category:Mammals of Costa Rica|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Colombia]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1826]]
[[Category:Mammals of Ecuador]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Western United States|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of French Guiana]]
[[Category:Mammals of Guyana]]
[[Category:Mammals of Paraguay]]
[[Category:Mammals of Peru]]
[[Category:Mammals of Suriname]]
[[Category:Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Mammals of Uruguay]]
[[Category:Mammals of Venezuela]]
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[[Category:Fauna of the Amazon]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1826]]

Latest revision as of 15:16, 17 April 2024

Southern red bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1] (includes frantzii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

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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