South American hoary bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Lasiurus |
Species: | L. villosissimus
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Binomial name | |
Lasiurus villosissimus (Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1806)[1]
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The South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus)[2] is a species of vesper bat found in South America.
Prior to 2015, the South American hoary bat was recognized as a subspecies of the hoary bat, A. cinereus.[2][1]
The South American hoary bat is found in the following South American countries: Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.[3]
Lasiurus villosissimus | |
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Vespertilio villosissimus |