Miniopterus petersoni

Miniopterus petersoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Miniopteridae
Genus:	Miniopterus
Species:	M. petersoni
Binomial name
Miniopterus petersoni Goodman et al., 2008
Miniopterus petersoni range

Miniopterus petersoni is a bat in the genus Miniopterus which occurs in southeast Madagascar.^[1] It was described by Steven M. Goodman et al. in 2008.^[1] While M. petersoni is similar to M. sororculus, the two species are not closely related to each other, and possess a number of differing external and cranial characteristics.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} A new species of Miniopterus (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from lowland southeastern Madagascar Steven M. Goodman, Helen M. Bradman, Claudette P. Maminirina, Kate E. Ryan, Les L. Christidis, and Belinda Appleton.