Lasiurus borealis

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Eastern 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

Müller, P.L.S. 1776. Des Ritters Carl von Linne' vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nuremberg, 384 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217679

Original name as described

Vespertilio borealis

Other common names

Red Bat

Type locality

New York, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(ND,SD,MN,WI,MI,NE,CO,KS,OK,TX,IA,MO,AR,LA,IL,IN,OH,KY,TN,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,WV,DC,MD,DE,NJ,PA,NY,CT,RI,MA,NH,VT,ME)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005575

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.

Myotis quebecensis

(Yourans, 1930)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

quebecensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:255564

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3986a0072-4850-4a3a-9a83-3881d74633f7

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Le Naturaliste Canadien

Name usages

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

Vespertilio noreboracensis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noreboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

xix

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Taphozous rufus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207553

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Nycticeus tessellatus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tessellatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207566

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Nycticeus tesselatus

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tesselatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814743

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1836:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

Nycticejus lasiurus

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lasiurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nycticejus novaeboracensis

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

novaeboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Temminck (1840:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)

Nycticejus tessellatus

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tessellatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nycticejus Noveboracensis

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noveboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Nycticejus Rafinesquii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rafinesquii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Atalapha novaeboracensis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

novaeboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

908

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381869

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1871:908, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67090)

Atalapha noveboracensis

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noveboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Atalapha borealis

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147040

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Lasiurus borealis

Bangs, 1902

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199028

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goodwin (1946:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Reis & Muller (1995:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34685)
  6. Hoofer & Van Den Bussche (2003:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1645)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11347/22121017) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio borealis

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217679

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Vespertilio noveboracensis

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

noveboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872952

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872952) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Godman (1826:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  3. Gervais (1849:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio lasiurus

(von Schreber, 1781)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lasiurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 62B

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060132

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Desmarest (1821:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Lesson (1827:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio rubellus

(A. M. F. J. Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

204

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Atalapha americana

(Rafinesque, 1814)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5282848

Authority publication

Palermo

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Lesson (1827:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Vespertilio rubra

(G. Ord, 1815)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

ruber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Vespertilio monachus

(Rafinesque, 1818)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

monachus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

445

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Temminck (1840:257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  3. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio tesselatus

(Rafinesque, 1818)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tesselatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

445

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

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

Vespertilio rufus

(D. B. Warden, 1820)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

606

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Nycticeus Rafinesquii

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rafinesquii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814740

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1836:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

Lasiurus funebris

Fitzinger, 1870

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

funebris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

398

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704825

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

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