The Cuban yellow bat (''Lasiurus insularis'') is a species of
bat
Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...
from the family
Vespertilioninae
The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae.
Classification
Subfamily Vespertilioninae
*Tribe Antrozoini
**Genus '' Antrozous''
*** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus''
**Genus '' Bauerus''
*** Van Ge ...
. It was previously included as a subspecies of the
northern yellow bat, a species that has a similar ecology and biology.
The species is endemic to
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
, specifically the Las Villas Province in Cienfuegos,
and it is listed under the
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological ...
as
vulnerable due to its ongoing population reduction and relatively small geographic range.
See also
*
Northern yellow bat
References
Lasiurus
Bats of the Caribbean
Endemic fauna of Cuba
Mammals of Cuba
Mammals described in 1961
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