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Hairy-tailed bats

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Genus : Lasiurus

Facts about the genus Lasiurus, the hairy-tailed bats

cinereus Scientific name: The genus name Lasiurus is derived from the Greek words lasios (hairy) and oura (tail), referring to the thickly furred tail membranes that are characteristic of this genus.

Lasiurus is my IRC nickname, a genus of tree-inhabiting bats.

Scientific name: The genus name Lasiurus is derived from the Greek words lasios (hairy) and oura (tail), referring to the thickly furred tail membranes that are characteristic of this genus.

xanthinus — western yellow bat Lasiurus is the genus comprising hairy-tailed bats. (Full text)

Lasiurus, the hairy-tailed bats, are very strong fliers. (Full text)