Tacarcuna bat
Lasiurus castaneus Handley, 1960
The tacarcuna bat (Lasiurus castaneus) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 12.5 g to 13.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the tacarcuna bat
- Weight
- 12.5 g – 13.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the tacarcuna bat live?
Not recorded
What is the tacarcuna bat?
The Tacarcuna bat (Lasiurus castaneus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and possibly Colombia.
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Is the tacarcuna bat endangered?
The tacarcuna bat is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.
How is the tacarcuna bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusLasiurus
- SpeciesLasiurus castaneus Handley, 1960
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Red-faced red batEnglish
- Tacarcunan batEnglish
- Tacarcunan batEnglish
- netopýr takarkunskýCzech
- Panama-RotfledermausGerman
- kastanjalepakkoFinnish
- パナマアカコウモリJapanese
- HaarstaartvleermuisDutch
- Kosmatnik kasztanowyPolish
- Панамский волосатохвостRussian
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Relatives of the tacarcuna 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
Jamaican red bat
Lasiurus degelidus
CompareTacarcuna bat vs Eastern red batTacarcuna bat vs Southern red batTacarcuna bat vs Seminole batTacarcuna bat vs Cinnamon red bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tacarcuna bat?
An adult tacarcuna bat weighs 12.5 g – 13.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tacarcuna bat endangered?
The tacarcuna bat is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the tacarcuna bat?
The tacarcuna bat (Lasiurus castaneus) 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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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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