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| Vespertilio villosissimus|[[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy St.-Hilaire]], 1806
| Aeorestes cinereus villosissimus|([[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy St.-Hilaire]], 1806)
| Lasiurus cinereus villosissimus|([[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy St.-Hilaire]], 1806)}}
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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''' (''Aeorestes villosissimus'') is a species of [[vesper bat]] found in South America.


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
Prior to 2015, ''A. villosissimus'' 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.}}</ref>
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.}}</ref>

==Range==
The South American hoary bat is found in the following South American countries: [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Brazil]], and [[Argentina]].<ref name="Gardner 2008">{{cite book| last=Gardner| first=A. L.| year=2008| publisher=University of Chicago Press| volume=1| title=Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats|page=463| isbn=978-0226282428| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbU3d7EUCm8C}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:54, 24 January 2019

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 (Aeorestes villosissimus) 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, A. cinereus.[1]

Range

The South American hoary bat is found in the following South American countries: Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.[2]

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. ^ 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.