A New Name for the Mexican Red Bat

Name: A New Name for the Mexican Red Bat
Author: Eugene Raymond Hall

In A New Name for the Mexican Red Bat, E. Raymond Hall provides a comprehensive overview of the Mexican red bat, a species of bat found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Hall begins by discussing the history of the species, including its discovery and naming, and then moves on to discuss its physical characteristics, behavior, and ecology. He also provides an overview of the species’ conservation status and the threats it faces. Finally, Hall proposes a new name for the species, the Mexican red bat, to better reflect its range and to help distinguish it from other species of bats. The book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating species.

By Eugene Raymond Hall · First published 1951 · Genre: Nature Writing, Non-Fiction, Biography · 668 words

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When Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., published his "Revision of the North American Bats of the Family Vespertilionidae" (N. Amer. Fauna, 13:1-140, 3 pls., 39 figs. in text, October 16, 1897), the red bat, _Lasiurus borealis_, was known from the southern half of Mexico but he did not know that the hoary bat, _Lasiurus cinereus_, also occurred there. Therefore, the name _A[talapha]. mexicana_ Saussure (Revue et magasin de zoologie, 13 (ser. 2): 97, March, 1861) that clearly pertained to a lasiurine bat, almost certainly from southern Mexico, was applied by Miller (_op. cit._: 111) to the red bat as a subspecific name. Subsequently, the hoary bat, _Lasiurus cinereus cinereus_ (Beauvois 1796), was shown to occur in southern Mexico. For example, an adult male _L. c. cinereus_ was obtained on May 6, 1945, by W. H. Burt from the Barranca Seca in the State of Michoacán (see Hall and Villa, Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus.

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Work type: Article
Author: Eugene Raymond Hall
Date: 1951 CE
Language: English
Genres: Nature Writing, Non-Fiction, Biography, Science
Length: 668 words
Structure: 1 section, 16 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)

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Nature Writing — The title of the book suggests that it is about a species of bat native to Mexico, and the author, E. Raymond Hall, is a renowned zoologist and mammalogist, suggesting that the book is likely to be focused on the natural world.
Non-Fiction — The author, E. Raymond Hall, is a renowned zoologist and mammalogist, suggesting that the book is likely to be a factual account of the species of bat native to Mexico.
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Science — The author, E. Raymond Hall, is a renowned zoologist and mammalogist, suggesting that the book is likely to include scientific information about the species of bat native to Mexico.