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{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Speciesbox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Desert red bat
| name = Southern red bat
| image = Western Red Bat imported from iNaturalist photo 7300858 on 9 February 2022.jpg
| image = Lasiurus blossevillii.jpg
| image_alt = The image depicts a captured desert red bat
| image_alt =
| status = LC
| 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'')
| status_ref = <ref name=":0" />
| genus = Lasiurus
| genus = Lasiurus
| species = blossevillii
| species = blossevillii
| authority = (Lesson and Garnot, 1826)
| authority = (Lesson and Garnot, 1826)
| range_map = Lasiurus_blossevillii_range.png
| range_map = Distribution of Lasiurus blossevillii.png
| range_map_caption = Geographic Range
| range_map_caption = Southern red bat range in red
}}
}}


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>
The '''desert red bat''' (''Lasiurus blossevillii''), also known as the '''southern red bat''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88151055/22120040|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> is one of many species of bats. This particular one is from the family [[Vespertilionidae]], which is the largest bat family. This species and its relative ''[[Lasiurus borealis]]'' are sometimes just referred to as '''red bats'''.


== Habitat ==
== 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 [[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 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. The species is recorded in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galápagos Islands), El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.<ref name=":0" /> 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.


== Distribution ==
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.


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" />
== Diet and hunting ==

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 use [[animal echolocation]] to hunt. While they hunt, they have to be aware of predators, which include owls, blue jays, raccoons 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.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Eastern red bat]] — ''Lasiurus borealis''
*[[Eastern red bat]] – ''Lasiurus borealis''
*[[Western red bat]] – previously considered a subspecies of ''Lasiurus blossevillii''
*[[Western red bat]] – previously considered a subspecies of ''Lasiurus blossevillii''
*[[Bats of the United States]]
*[[Bats of the United States]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.batcon.org/resources/media-education/species-profiles/detail/1718 Bat Conservation International: Information about the western red bat (desert red bat)]
*[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 }}
*[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]
*[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]
*[http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/lasiblos.htm Nsrl.ttu.ed: western red bat]
*[http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/lasiblos.htm Nsrl.ttu.ed: western red bat]
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[[Category:Lasiurus]]
[[Category:Lasiurus]]
[[Category:Bats of North America]]
[[Category:Bats of Central America]]
[[Category:Bats of South America]]
[[Category:Bats of South America]]
[[Category:Bats of Brazil]]
[[Category:Bats of Brazil]]
[[Category:Bats of Mexico]]
[[Category:Bats of the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Bats of the United States]]
[[Category:Mammals of Argentina]]
[[Category:Mammals of Argentina|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Colombia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Canada|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Ecuador]]
[[Category:Mammals of Colombia|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of French Guiana]]
[[Category:Mammals of Ecuador|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Guyana]]
[[Category:Mammals of French Guiana|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Paraguay]]
[[Category:Mammals of Guyana|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Peru]]
[[Category:Mammals of Paraguay|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Suriname]]
[[Category:Mammals of Peru|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago]]
[[Category:Mammals of Suriname|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Uruguay]]
[[Category:Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Mammals of Uruguay|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Amazon]]
[[Category:Mammals of Venezuela|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Amazon|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Western United States|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Fauna of California|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Rocky Mountains|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Bat, Desert Red]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1826]]
[[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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