---
title: "Southern Yellow Bat"
description: "Lasiurus ega — Mammals. The southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-yellow-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Yellow Bat

> Lasiurus ega — Mammals. The southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega)  is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Lasiurus ega*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 140
- Wikidata: [Q305707](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305707)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40526)

## Names

- en: Southern Yellow Bat
- de: Südliche Gelbe Fledermaus
- es: Murciélago cola peluda amarillo
- fr: Lasiure jaune
- nl: Zuidelijke gele vleermuis

## Countries with the most observations

BR (27), MX (24), AR (14), UY (14), PY (4), TT (4), CO (3), NI (3)

## Summary

The southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega)  is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States to Argentina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_yellow_bat

## Photo

![Southern Yellow Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-yellow-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: demianlescano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60631705

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-yellow-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).