Western yellow bat

Western yellow bat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Lasiurus
Species: L. xanthinus
Binomial name
Lasiurus xanthinus
Thomas, 1897
geographic range of the western yellow bat (2009)

The western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States. This species roosts in trees such as Populus fremontii, Platanus wrightii, and Quercus arizonica.[2] If available, the western yellow bat will use the dead fronds that encircle palm trees as a roosting site.[3]

References

  1. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & Ticul Alvarez Castaneda, S. (2008). Lasiurus xanthinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  2. "Lasiurus xanthinus - Western Yellow Bat". InfoNatura. NatureServe. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  3. Hoffmeister, Donald F. (1986). Mammals of Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-8165-0873-0.