Lasiurus

• Red Bat Lasiurus blossevillii

  

  The red bat is a medium-sized bat with reddish or grayish fur. In Argentina it roosts among foliage and catches insects while flying.

• Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis

  

  The eastern red bat has bright red fur and rests curled in its tail membrane among foliage, where it can resemble a dead leaf or pine cone. It feeds mainly on moths in summer and migrates in fall.

• Blackish Red Bat Lasiurus ebenus

  

  The Blackish Red Bat has been recorded in southeastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Its type specimen has a black face and wings, with black and dark-brown bands in the back fur.

• Desert Red Bat Lasiurus frantzii

  

  Desert Red Bats live in North America and eat insects such as moths, flies, cicadas, and ants. Their fluffy amber fur and white shoulder patches are useful identification features.

• Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus

  

  This bat has rich chestnut-brown fur with pale tips. It catches insects in flight at dusk and occurs mainly in the southeastern United States.

• Chilean Red Bat Lasiurus varius

  

  The Chilean Red Bat occurs in Argentina and Chile and is solitary. Its long, narrow wings support fast flight, but make it less maneuverable along forest edges and in clearings.

• Arequipa Red Bat Lasiurus arequipae

  This bat was described from steep, dry coastal valleys on the western Andean slope of southwestern Peru. Its back is cinnamon or orange mixed with dark brown, and its belly is yellowish. Two localities are confirmed; Sogay is only a suspected photo record.

• Greater Red Bat Lasiurus atratus

  This bat has reddish fur and black wings. A field study in the Guianas also captured it near the canopy of terra firme forest.

• Red-faced Red Bat Lasiurus castaneus

  This bat has a reddish-brown face and thick fur. Records are scarce, including the limited field observations from Costa Rica and Panama.

• Jamaican Red Bat Lasiurus degelidus

  The Jamaican Red Bat is a reddish bat endemic to Jamaica. Few field records are known; some specimens came from nets over a tank in open grassland.

• Minor Red Bat Lasiurus minor

  Bahamian bats recorded under this name are small reddish bats with rounded ears and a short muzzle.

• Pfeiffer's Red Bat Lasiurus pfeifferi

  Lasiurus pfeifferi is a bat endemic to Cuba. Its red-orange fur and white shoulder patch are distinctive, and it catches insects in flight. Records also place it among foliage and in a few caves while resting.

• Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis

  The eastern red bat has bright red fur and rests curled in its tail membrane among foliage, where it can resemble a dead leaf or pine cone. It feeds mainly on moths in summer and migrates in fall.

• Red Bat Lasiurus blossevillii

  The red bat is a medium-sized bat with reddish or grayish fur. In Argentina it roosts among foliage and catches insects while flying.

• Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus

  This bat has rich chestnut-brown fur with pale tips. It catches insects in flight at dusk and occurs mainly in the southeastern United States.

• Desert Red Bat Lasiurus frantzii

  Desert Red Bats live in North America and eat insects such as moths, flies, cicadas, and ants. Their fluffy amber fur and white shoulder patches are useful identification features.

• Chilean Red Bat Lasiurus varius

  The Chilean Red Bat occurs in Argentina and Chile and is solitary. Its long, narrow wings support fast flight, but make it less maneuverable along forest edges and in clearings.

• Blackish Red Bat Lasiurus ebenus

  The Blackish Red Bat has been recorded in southeastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Its type specimen has a black face and wings, with black and dark-brown bands in the back fur.