The southern red bat (''Lasiurus blossevillii'') is a species of

microbat Microbats constitute the suborder Microchiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). Bats have long been differentiated into Megachiroptera (megabats) and Microchiroptera, based on their size, the use of echolocation by the Microchiroptera an ...

found in

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Taxonomy

Previously, the

western red bat The western red bat or desert red bat (''Lasiurus frantzii'') is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in western North America and Central America. Taxonomy Previously, it was believed to be a subspecies of the ...

(''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

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and the

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. It was named after French explorer

Jules de Blosseville Jules Poret de Blosseville (29 July 1802 – August 1833) was a French naval officer, geographer and explorer. Born in 1802, he joined the French Navy at the age of 16. From 1822 to 1825, he participated in an expedition that explored the South Pa ...

Distribution

The species is recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (Galápagos Islands), French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.

References

Arizona Game and Fish species account-Western Red Bat

External links

Bat Conservation International: Information about the western red bat (desert red bat)

Western bat Working Group website: Accurate information on western red bats
{{Taxonbar, from=Q302715 Lasiurus Bats of South America Bats of Brazil Bats of the Caribbean Mammals of Argentina Mammals of Colombia Mammals of Ecuador Mammals of French Guiana Mammals of Guyana Mammals of Paraguay Mammals of Peru Mammals of Suriname Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago Mammals of Uruguay Mammals of Venezuela Fauna of the Amazon Mammals described in 1826

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