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Lasiurus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.

Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats.

[1] The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within Lasiurus, based on an analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.

[2] M. lucifugus (outgroup) D. xanthinus D. ega D. insularis D. intermedius A. egregius A. villosissimus A. semotus A. cinereus L. blossevillii L. frantzii L. borealis L. pfeifferi L. seminolus The following are the described species in Lasiurus: