Cuban yellow bat

Cuban yellow bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilioninae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Tribe: Lasiurini
Genus: Lasiurus
Species: L. insularis
Binomial name
Lasiurus insularis
Hall & Jones, 1961

The Cuban yellow bat (Lasiurus insularis) is a species of bat from the family Vespertilioninae. It was previously included as a subspecies of the Northern yellow bat, a species that has a similar ecology and biology.[1] The species is endemic to Cuba, specifically the Las Villas Province in Cienfuegos,[2] and it is listed under the IUCN Red List as vulnerable due to its ongoing population reduction and relatively small geographic range.[1]

See also

Wikispecies has information related to: Lasiurus (Dasypterus) insularis

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mancina, C. & Rodriguez, A. (2008). "Lasiurus insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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