The Jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus) is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Jamaican red bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Lasiurus |
Species: | L. degelidus
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Binomial name | |
Lasiurus degelidus Miller, 1931
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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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.