Lasiurus varius ...

260. Cinnamon Red Bat Lasiurus varius French: Lasiure du Chili / German: Zimtrote Haarschwanzfledermaus / Spanish: Lasiuro de Chile Other common names: Chilean Red Bat Taxonomy. Nycticeius varius Poeppig, 1835, “Antuco,” Chile. See L. egregius. Lasiurus varius was previously considered a subspecies...

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Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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Published: Lynx Edicions 2019
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6567096
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6567096
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Summary:260. Cinnamon Red Bat Lasiurus varius French: Lasiure du Chili / German: Zimtrote Haarschwanzfledermaus / Spanish: Lasiuro de Chile Other common names: Chilean Red Bat Taxonomy. Nycticeius varius Poeppig, 1835, “Antuco,” Chile. See L. egregius. Lasiurus varius was previously considered a subspecies of L. borealis or L. blossevilii. Additional studies based on morphological evidence treated it as a full species. Moreover, recent molecular analyses based on mtDNA and nDNA also recovered L. varius as distinct from other congeners and placed it in a basal position relative to other Red Bats. Monotypic. Distribution. From C Chile and WC Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego. Descriptive notes. Head-body 55-61 mm, tail 44-58 mm, ear 9-13- 9 mm, hindfoot 6-10 mm, forearm 3642- 1 mm; weight 7-13 g. Dorsal hairs are tricolored, with black bases, yellowish middles, and bright red cinnamon tips. Ventral hairs are similar to dorsal hairs, but central band is much reduced. There are yellow patches on shoulders, and white wash ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Vespertilionidae, pp. 716-981 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 879, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6397752 ...