Western yellow bat
Species of foliage-roosting bat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the bat species found in North America. For the species with the same name found in Madagascar, see Malagasy yellow bat.
The western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus) is a species of vesper bat 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]
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Western yellow bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 | |
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