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The '''South American hoary bat''' (''Aeorestes villosissimus'') is a species of [[vesper bat]] found in South America.
The '''South American hoary bat''' (''Lasiurus villosissimus''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Simmons|first=Nancy|last2=Cirranello|first2=A.L.|date=2020|title=at Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database|url=https://batnames.org/|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=Bats of the Word: A taxonomic and Geographic Database}}</ref>) is a species of [[vesper bat]] found in South America.


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
Prior to 2015, the South American hoary bat was recognized as a [[subspecies]] of the [[hoary bat]], ''A. cinereus''.<ref name="Baird 2015">{{cite journal|doi=10.1093/jmammal/gyv135|title=Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): Doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=96|issue=6|pages=1255–1274|year=2015|last1=Baird|first1=Amy B.|last2=Braun|first2=Janet K.|last3=Mares|first3=Michael A.|last4=Morales|first4=Juan Carlos|last5=Patton|first5=John C.|last6=Tran|first6=Christina Q.|last7=Bickham|first7=John W.|doi-access=free}}</ref>
Prior to 2015, the South American hoary bat was recognized as a [[subspecies]] of the [[hoary bat]], L''. cinereus''<ref name=":0" />.<ref name="Baird 2015">{{cite journal|doi=10.1093/jmammal/gyv135|title=Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): Doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=96|issue=6|pages=1255–1274|year=2015|last1=Baird|first1=Amy B.|last2=Braun|first2=Janet K.|last3=Mares|first3=Michael A.|last4=Morales|first4=Juan Carlos|last5=Patton|first5=John C.|last6=Tran|first6=Christina Q.|last7=Bickham|first7=John W.|doi-access=free}}</ref>


==Range==
==Range==

Revision as of 22:38, 20 October 2021

South American hoary bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Lasiurus
Subgenus: Aeorestes
Species:
A. villosissimus
Binomial name
Aeorestes villosissimus
Synonyms

The South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus[2]) is a species of vesper bat found in South America.

Taxonomy

Prior to 2015, the South American hoary bat was recognized as a subspecies of the hoary bat, L. cinereus[2].[1]

Range

The South American hoary bat is found in the following South American countries: Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Baird, Amy B.; Braun, Janet K.; Mares, Michael A.; Morales, Juan Carlos; Patton, John C.; Tran, Christina Q.; Bickham, John W. (2015). "Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): Doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands". Journal of Mammalogy. 96 (6): 1255–1274. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv135.
  2. ^ a b Simmons, Nancy; Cirranello, A.L. (2020). "at Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database". Bats of the Word: A taxonomic and Geographic Database. Retrieved October 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Gardner, A. L. (2008). Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Vol. 1. University of Chicago Press. p. 463. ISBN 978-0226282428.