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Big red bat Lasiurus egregius Data deficient

Where the big red bat lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Big red bat: Lasiurus egregius
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Scientific nameLasiurus egregius
GroupBats
StatusData deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae

Is the big red bat endangered?

The big red bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the big red bat?

The big red bat (Lasiurus egregius) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Lasiurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big red bat

The big red bat (Lasiurus egregius) is a species of vesper bat from South and Central America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big red bat (revision 1330238752), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305703 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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