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SPECIES Lasiurus (Lasiurus) borealis

Author:Müller, 1776.
Citation:Linné's Vollstand. Natursystem, Suppl.: 20.
Common Name:Eastern Red Bat
Type Locality:USA, New York.
Distribution:E North America, Bermuda.
Status:IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Subgenus Lasiurus, borealis species group. Does not include blossevillii, frantzii, teliotis, and varius; see Schmidly and Hendricks (1984), Baker et al. (1988a), and Morales and Bickham (1995). Does not include degelidus (Baker et al., 1988a) but might include minor. Does not include pfeifferi; see Morales and Bickham (1995). See Shump and Shump (1982a) but note that they included blossevillii and its synonyms in borealis.
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Synonyms:

    funebris Fitzinger, 1870
    lasiurus Schreber, 1781
    monachus Rafinesque, 1818
    noveboracensis Erxleben, 1777
    quebecensis Yourans, 1930
    rubellus Palisot de Beauvois, 1796
    rubra Ord, 1815
    rufus Wardern, 1820
    tesselatus Rafinesque, 1818

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