Cuban yellow bat

The Cuban yellow bat (Lasiurus insularis) is a species of bat from the family Vespertilioninae. It was previously included as a subspecies of the northern yellow bat, a species that has a similar ecology and biology.^[1] The species is endemic to Cuba, specifically the Las Villas Province in Cienfuegos,^[2] and it is listed under the IUCN Red List as vulnerable due to its ongoing population reduction and relatively small geographic range.^[1]

Cuban yellow bat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Lasiurus
Species:	L. insularis
Binomial name
Lasiurus insularis (Hall & Jones, 1961)

See also

• Northern yellow bat