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Lasiurini

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Lasiurini
Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Tribe: Lasiurini
Tate, 1942
Genera

Aeorestes
Dasypterus
Lasiurus

Lasiurini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains three genera of bats found in the Americas. All three genera were previously considered one genus, Lasiurus, but have since been split from one another. However, the validity of this split is still debated.[1][2][3][4]

Species

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Species in the tribe include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Lasiurini". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ a b Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2021-12-07
  3. ^ NOVAES, ROBERTO LEONAN M.; GARBINO, GUILHERME S. T.; CLÁUDIO, VINÍCIUS C.; MORATELLI, RICARDO (2018-02-15). "Separation of monophyletic groups into distinct genera should consider phenotypic discontinuities: the case of Lasiurini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". Zootaxa. 4379 (3): 439–440. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4379.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29689956.
  4. ^ Baird, Amy B.; Braun, Janet; Engstrom, Mark; Lim, Burton; Mares, Michael; Patton, John; Bickham, John (2021-05-09). "On the utility of taxonomy to reflect biodiversity: the example of Lasiurini (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". THERYA. 12 (2): 283. doi:10.12933/therya-21-1117. ISSN 2007-3364.