Jamaican red bat

Jamaican red bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Lasiurus
Species: L. degelidus
Binomial name
Lasiurus degelidus
Miller, 1931 [1]

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

Habitat

This is one of the poorest known species of bats on 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. 1 2 Mancina, C. & Dávalos, L. (2008). "Lasiurus degelidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
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