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Species of mammal in Jamaica

Jamaican red bat
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Lasiurus
Species: L. degelidus
Binomial name
Lasiurus degelidus
Miller, 1931

The Jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus) is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Jamaica.

This is one of the least well-known species of bats in Jamaica. No specimens have been recorded from within caves or near caves so this appears to be a tree-roosting bat. It is caught over water.

References

  1. ^ Aguiar, L.; Bernard, E. (2016). "Lasiurus degelidus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136306A22018027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136306A22018027.en.
Species of subfamily Vespertilioninae
Aeorestes
AfronycterisHeller's serotine (A. helios)
Antrozous
  • Pallid bat (A. pallidus)
  • Arielulus
    Barbastella
    Bauerus
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    Hesperoptenus
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    Hypsugo
    Ia
    Idionycteris
    Laephotis
    Lasionycteris
    Lasiurus
    Mimetillus
    Neoromicia
    Niumbaha
    Nyctalus
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    Otonycteris
    Parastrellus
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    Philetor
    Pipistrellus
    Plecotus
    Rhogeessa
    Scoteanax
    Scotoecus
    Scotomanes
    Scotophilus
    Scotorepens
    Scotozous
    Tylonycteris
    Vespadelus
    Vespertilio
    Taxon identifiers
    Lasiurus degelidus


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