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Desert red bat

Lasiurus frantzii (Peters, 1871)

Status not recordedbats

The desert red bat (Lasiurus frantzii) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera.

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Quick facts about the desert red bat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the desert red bat live?

Not recorded

Is the desert red bat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the desert red bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusLasiurus
  7. SpeciesLasiurus frantzii (Peters, 1871)

Synonyms Atalapha frantzii

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Western red batEnglish
  • Wüsten-HaarschwanzfledermausGerman
  • Murciélago rojoSpanish
  • Vespertilio rosso del desertoItalian
  • Murciélago migratorio rojizo de PetersSpanish
  • Vespertilio rosso occidentaleItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the desert red bat

Other species in the same genus Lasiurus.

LC, Least Concern
Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus)

Seminole bat

Lasiurus seminolus

Vespertilionidae

LC, Least Concern

Greater red bat

Lasiurus atratus

VespertilionidaeNo free photo yet

DD, Data Deficient

Tacarcuna bat

Lasiurus castaneus

VespertilionidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDesert red bat vs Eastern red batDesert red bat vs Southern red batDesert red bat vs Seminole batDesert red bat vs Cinnamon red bat

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the desert red bat?

The desert red bat (Lasiurus frantzii) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Desert red bat (Lasiurus frantzii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/desert-red-bat

MLA

“Desert red bat (Lasiurus frantzii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/desert-red-bat.

BibTeX
@misc{desert_red_bat_2026,
  title = {Desert red bat (Lasiurus frantzii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/desert-red-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}