Lasiurus xanthinus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Western 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

Thomas, O. 1897-12-01. Descriptions of new bats and rodents from America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(120):544-553.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415536

Original name as described

Dasypterus ega xanthinus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/713d60b2-4c7b-4c9b-8fe7-c8c89302d9f1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/97f19a40-0c46-449a-8f27-336742ece4f4

Type locality

"Sierra Laguna, Lower California [= Baja California]," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,AZ,NM,TX)

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005591

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.

Dasypterus ega xanthinus

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

xanthinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/713d60b2-4c7b-4c9b-8fe7-c8c89302d9f1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/97f19a40-0c46-449a-8f27-336742ece4f4

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415536

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lasiurus xanthinus

Hoofer & Van Den Bussche, 2003

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

xanthinus

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. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005591) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41532/22004260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dasypterus xanthinus

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

xanthinus

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 #400000119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

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