Jamaican red bat
Lasiurus degelidus Miller, 1931
The jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 12.3 g and live up to 2.58 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the jamaican red bat
- Weight
- 12.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 2.58 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 80 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.06src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 60.9 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the jamaican red bat live?
Not recorded
What is the jamaican red bat?
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.
From the Wikipedia article “Jamaican red bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaican_red_bat&oldid=1381773946), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the jamaican red bat endangered?
The jamaican red bat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the jamaican red bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusLasiurus
- SpeciesLasiurus degelidus Miller, 1931
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Jamaican red bat.English
- Jamaika-RotfledermausGerman
- ジャマイカアカコウモリJapanese
- Kosmatnik jamajskiPolish
Relatives of the jamaican red bat
Other species in the same genus Lasiurus.
Eastern red bat
Lasiurus borealis
Southern red bat
Lasiurus blossevillii
Seminole bat
Lasiurus seminolus
Cinnamon red bat
Lasiurus varius
Greater red bat
Lasiurus atratus
Tacarcuna bat
Lasiurus castaneus
CompareJamaican red bat vs Eastern red batJamaican red bat vs Southern red batJamaican red bat vs Seminole batJamaican red bat vs Cinnamon red bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jamaican red bat?
An adult jamaican red bat weighs 12.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jamaican red bat endangered?
The jamaican red bat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the jamaican red bat live?
The jamaican red bat has a recorded lifespan of 2.58 years.
How long is the jamaican red bat pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 80 days.
What kind of animal is the jamaican red bat?
The jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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