South American hoary bat
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| South American hoary bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Lasiurus |
| Species: | L. villosissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasiurus villosissimus (Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1806)[1]
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The South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus)[2] is a species of vesper bat found in South America.
Taxonomy
[edit]Prior to 2015, the South American hoary bat was recognized as a subspecies of the hoary bat, A. cinereus.[2][1]
Range
[edit]The South American hoary bat is found in the following South American countries: Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Baird, Amy B.; Braun, Janet K.; Mares, Michael A.; Morales, Juan Carlos; Patton, John C.; Tran, Christina Q.; Bickham, John W. (2015). "Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): Doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands". Journal of Mammalogy. 96 (6): 1255–1274. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv135.
- ^ a b Simmons, Nancy; Cirranello, A.L. (2020). "at Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database". Bats of the Word: A taxonomic and Geographic Database. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Gardner, A. L. (2008). Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Vol. 1. University of Chicago Press. p. 463. ISBN 978-0226282428.
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