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