Cinnamon red bat

Cinnamon red bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Tribe: Lasiurini
Genus: Lasiurus
Species: L. varius
Binomial name
Lasiurus varius
Poeppig, 1835
Distribution of the Cinnamon red bat (1992)
Synonyms[2]

L. poeppigii

The cinnamon red bat (Lasiurus varius) is a species of bat from the family Vespertilionidae. It is often listed as a synonym of the eastern red bat or the desert red bat, but is distinct.[2]

Distribution and conservation

The cinnamon red bat lives in southern Argentina and Chile.[1] There is no information about its population, but due to its large distribution it is presumed to have a large population and is therefore considered Least Concern.[1]

See also

Wikispecies has information related to: Lasiurus (Lasiurus) varius

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pacheco, V. Aguirre, L. & Mantilla, H. (2008). "Lasiurus varius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. 1 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. 461. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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