Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826) is a animal in the Vespertilionidae family, order Chiroptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)

Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)

Lasiurus blossevillii, the southern red bat, is a South American microbat recorded across 14 South American countries and the Galápagos Islands.

Genus
Lasiurus
Order
Chiroptera
Class
Mammalia

About Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826)

The southern red bat, scientifically named Lasiurus blossevillii (Lesson & Garnot, 1826), is a species of microbat that occurs in South America. Confirmed records of this species exist for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador including the Galápagos Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Photo: (c) Geoffrey Gomes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoffrey Gomes · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Lasiurus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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