Lasiurini is a
tribe
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of
bats
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 ...
in the family
Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...
. It contains three genera of bats found in the
Americas
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. All three genera were previously considered one genus, ''
Lasiurus
''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats.
Phylogeny
The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysis ...
'', but have since been split from one another. However, the validity of this split is still debated.
Species
Species in the tribe include:
* Genus ''
Aeorestes'' – hoary bats
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Hoary bat
The hoary bat (''Lasiurus cinereus'') is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It lives throughout most of North America (and possibly also in Hawaii, although this is disputed).
Taxonomy
The hoary bat was described as ...
, ''Aeorestes cinereus''
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Big red bat, ''Aeorestes egregius''
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Hawaiian hoary bat
The Hawaiian hoary bat (''Lasiurus semotus''), also known as ''ōpeapea'', is a species of bat Endemism, endemic to the islands of Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii. The Hawaiian hoary bat occupies the major Hawaiian islands, making it the only extant and ...
, ''Aeorestes semotus''
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South American hoary bat, ''Aeorestes villosissimus''
* Genus ''
Dasypterus'' – yellow bats
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Southern yellow bat, ''Dasypterus ega''
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Cuban yellow bat, ''Dasypterus insularis''
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Northern yellow bat, ''Dasypterus intermedius''
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Western yellow bat, ''Dasypterus xanthinus''
* Genus ''
Lasiurus
''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats.
Phylogeny
The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysis ...
'' – red or hairy-tailed bats
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Arequipa red bat, ''Lasiurus arequipae''
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Greater red bat, ''Lasiurus atratus''
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Southern red bat, ''Lasiurus blossevillii''
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Eastern red bat
The eastern red bat (''Lasiurus borealis'') is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. Eastern red bats are widespread across eastern North America, with additional records in Bermuda.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described in 1 ...
, ''Lasiurus borealis''
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Tacarcuna bat, ''Lasiurus castaneus''
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Jamaican red bat, ''Lasiurus degelidus''
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Hairy-tailed bat, ''Lasiurus ebenus''
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Western red bat, ''Lasiurus frantzii''
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Minor red bat, ''Lasiurus minor''
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Pfeiffer's red bat, ''Lasiurus pfeifferi''
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Seminole bat, ''Lasiurus seminolus''
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Cinnamon red bat, ''Lasiurus varius''
References
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Mammal tribes
Vesper bats
Taxa named by George Henry Hamilton Tate