Southern red bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii Least concern

Where the southern red bat lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,370 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Southern red bat: Lasiurus blossevillii — Photo: United States National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Lasiurus blossevillii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the southern red bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern red bat in 6 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the southern red bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern red bat?

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

About the southern red bat

The southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) is a species of microbat found in South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern red bat (revision 1328057631), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302715 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).