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Lasiurus blossevillii (western red bat)

Synonyms: Vespertilio blossevilii; Vespertilio blossevillii; Vespertilio bonariensis
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The Desert Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii), also known as the Western Red Bat, is one of many species of bats. This particular one is from the family Vespertilionidae, which is the largest bat family. This species and its relative Lasiurus borealis are sometimes just referred to as red bats.
View Wikipedia Record: Lasiurus blossevillii

Infraspecies

Lasiurus blossevillii blossevillii
Lasiurus blossevillii brachyotis
Lasiurus blossevillii salinae (Saline Red Bat) (Attributes)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
11
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.35
EDGE Score: 1.47
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  12 grams
Birth Weight [1]  1 grams
Forages - Aerial [2]  100 %
Gestation [1]  80 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0