Lasiurus insularis

E. R. Hall & J. K. Jones, 1961

Cuban Yellow 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 : Dasypterus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hall, E.R. and Jones, J.K., Jr. 1961-12-29. North American yellow bats, "Dasypterus," and a list of the named kinds of the genus Lasiurus Gray. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 14(5):73-98.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4397084

Original name as described

Lasiurus intermedius insularis

Type material

KU:M:81666

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=93608166-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Type locality

"Cienfuegos, Las Villas Province, Cuba."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Cuba

Taxonomy notes

split from A. cinereus; has been moved from Lasiurus to Aeorestes (previously a synonym of Myotis) by some authors, but this has been a controversial taxonomic opinion within the bat systematics community and the species is retained under Lasiurus here following a recent taxonomic decision published between the MDD and Batnames Database

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. · Novaes, R. L. M., Garbino, G. S., Claudio, V. C., & Moratelli, R. (2018). Separation of monophyletic groups into distinct genera should consider phenotypic discontinuities: the case of Lasiurini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa, 4379(3), 439-440. · Baird, A. B., Braun, J., Engstrom, M., Lim, B., Mares, M., Patton, J., & Bickham, J. (2021). On the utility of taxonomy to reflect biodiversity: the example of Lasiurini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Therya, 12(2), 283. · Francis, C. M., Simmons, N. B., Van Cakenberghe, V., Upham, N. S., & Burgin, C. J. (2023). On the taxonomy of Lasiurus. Zenodo, 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7696845

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005583

Country distribution map

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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 intermedius insularis

E. R. Hall & J. K. Jones, 1961

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:81666

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=93608166-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4397084

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Lasiurus insularis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136754/22036556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dasypterus insularis

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1268

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Baird, Braun, Mares, Morales, Patton, Tran & Bickham (2015:1268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26728)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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