Lasiurus blossevillii

(Lesson, 1826)

Southern Red Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Lasiurini
Genus : Lasiurus
Subgenus : Lasiurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lesson, R.P. 1826. Mammifères nouveaux ou peu connus, decrits et figurés dans l'Atlas zoologique du Voyage aulour du monde de la corvette la Coquille. Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie 8:95-96.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4422534

Original name as described

Vespertilio Blossevilii

Other common names

Red Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1804

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1804

Type locality

"Monte-Video [= Montevideo]," Uruguay. Corrected to “la riviere de la Plata,” Buenos Aires, Argentina by Gardner & Handley (2007).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Galápagos Islands · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Argentina · Paraguay · Uruguay

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. frantzii; includes salinae; original spelt blossevilii

Taxonomy notes citation

Baird, A. B., Braun, J. K., Mares, M. A., Morales, J. C., Patton, J. C., Tran, C. Q., & Bickham, J. W. (2015). Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Mammalogy, 96(6), 1255-1274.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005574

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lasiurus borealis salinae

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

salinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.5.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eb2d0d96-c145-4bbe-bb97-b0e306335fe4

Authority page

238

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331523

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Atalapha brachyotis

(J. A. Allen, 1892)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:11143

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:11143

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Vespertilio Blossevilii

(Lesson, 1826)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevillii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1997-1804

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1997-1804

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4422534

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie

Lasiurus nattereri

Fitzinger, 1870

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nattereri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

407

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704834

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Nycticeus bonariensis

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bonariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814739

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1836:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

Nycticejus bonariensis

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bonariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lasiurus brachyotis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Lasiurus blossevillii

Hoofer & Van Den Bussche, 2003

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevillii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Hoofer & Van Den Bussche (2003:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1645)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88151055/22120040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lasiurus blossevillii blossevillii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevillii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)

Lasiurus blossevillii brachyotis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)

Lasiurus salinae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

salinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88151061/88151064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lasiurus blossevillii salinae

A. B. Baird, J. K. Braun, Mares, J. C. Morales, J. C. Patton, Tran, & Bickham, 2015

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

salinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1265

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)

Lasiurus blossevilii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevilii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

878

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lasiurus blossevilii blossevilii

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevilii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

878

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lasiurus blossevilii brachyotis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

878

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Lasiurus blossevilii salinae

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

salinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

878

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Vespertilio lasiurus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lasiurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29407870

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Vespertilio bonariensis

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bonariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

137

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38660573

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gervais (1849:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Blossevillii

(J. B. Fischer, 1830)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevillii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

713

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Vespertilio (Nycticæus) Blossevillei

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossevillei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
  2. Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
  3. Gervais (1849:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)

Atalapha bonaërensis

(Burmeister, 1879)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bonaerensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

93

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Vespertilio aurantius

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aurantius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27146586

Authority publication

Archivos do Museu Nacional

Lasiurus enslenii

J. L. Lima, 1926

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

enslenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Lasiurus bauri

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bauri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Cambridge (Massachusetts)

Lasiurus ensleveni

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ensleveni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Cambridge (Massachusetts)

Lasiurus borealis blosseivillii

Barquez & R. A. Ojeda, 1992

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blosseivillii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52448028

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Lasiurus blossovillei

L. H. Emmons, 1993

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blossovillei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Conservation International

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