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title: "Western Yellow Bat"
description: "Lasiurus xanthinus — Mamíferos. The western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus) is a species of vesper bat found in Mexico and the southwestern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/western-yellow-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Yellow Bat

> Lasiurus xanthinus — Mamíferos. The western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus) is a species of vesper bat found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.

- Scientific name: *Lasiurus xanthinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 177
- Wikidata: [Q606219](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q606219)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74476](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74476)

## Names

- en: Western Yellow Bat
- de: Westliche Gelbfledermaus
- es: Murciélago amarillo del Oeste

## Countries with the most observations

US (63), MX (62)

## Summary

The western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus) is a species of vesper bat found in Mexico and the southwestern United States.  This species roosts in trees such as Populus fremontii, Platanus wrightii, and Quercus arizonica.  If available, the western yellow bat will use the dead fronds that encircle palm trees as a roosting site.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Daniel Giraud Elliot · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dasypterus_ega_xanthius.jpg

## Machine access

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