Jamaican red bat

{{short description|Species of mammal in Jamaica}}

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| name = Jamaican red bat

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| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal| last1=Aguiar| first1= L.| last2= Bernard| first2= E.| year= 2016| title= Lasiurus degelidus| journal= The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species| volume= 2016| page= e.T136306A22018027| doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136306A22018027.en| doi-access= free}}

| genus = Lasiurus

| species = degelidus

| authority = Miller, 1931

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The Jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus) is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Jamaica.

This is one of the least well-known species of bats in Jamaica. No specimens have been recorded from within caves or near caves so this appears to be a tree-roosting bat. It is caught over water.

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Category:Lasiurus

Category:Bats of the Caribbean

Category:Endemic fauna of Jamaica

Category:Mammals of Jamaica

Category:Mammals described in 1931

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