Cuban yellow bat

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Cuban yellow bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Dasypterus
Species:
D. insularis
Binomial name
Dasypterus insularis
(Hall & Jones, 1961)

The Cuban yellow bat (Dasypterus insularis) is a species of bat from the family Vespertilioninae. It was previously included as a subspecies of the northern yellow bat, a species that has a similar ecology and biology. [1] The species is endemic to Cuba, specifically the Las Villas Province in Cienfuegos, [2] and it is listed under the IUCN Red List as vulnerable due to its ongoing population reduction and relatively small geographic range. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mancina, C. (2016). "Lasiurus insularis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136754A22036556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136754A22036556.en.
  2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 460. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.