Lasiurus blossevillii (western red bat)
Specimen Images |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus | Lasiurus |
| Species | Lasiurus blossevillii |
| Common | western red bat |
| Diet | Insectivore |
| Habitat | Riparian corridors, roosts in foliage. Range: Western North America (including BC to southern South America). Exceedingly rare. |
| Description | Suborder Microchiroptera. Orange to yellowish-brown fur, uropatagium densely furred at least on front half; ears low, rounded, and pale. Female more brown, less red than male. Western red bat is generally duller in color than eastern. |
| Skull Characteristics | Lasiurus genus has 1 upper incisor, short skull, wide rostrum (see photo comparison slide 10). Vespertilionidae family, lower incisors are trifid (3 cusps), whereas Molossidae lower incisors are bifid. |
| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |