Miniopterus

Miniopterus
Schreiber's Bat, Miniopterus schreibersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Superfamily:	Vespertilionoidea
Family:	Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875
Genus:	Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Species
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Miniopterus (long-winged bat) is a genus of bats and the only genus of the family Miniopteridae. The genus was previously placed in its own subfamily, Miniopterinae, of the vesper bat family, but is now classified in its own family.

Classification

Family Miniopteridae

• Genus Miniopterus - Long-winged bats
  • Miniopterus aelleni
  • African Long-Fingered Bat, Miniopterus africanus
  • Little Bent-wing Bat, Miniopterus australis
  • Miniopterus brachytragos
  • Eger's Long-Fingered Bat, Miniopterus egeri
  • Miniopterus fossilis (fossil)
  • Lesser Long-Fingered Bat, Miniopterus fraterculus
  • Southeast Asian Long-Fingered Bat, Miniopterus fuscus
  • Miniopterus gleni
  • Miniopterus griffithsi
  • Miniopterus griveaudi
  • Greater Long-Fingered Bat, Miniopterus inflatus
  • Miniopterus macrocneme
  • Western Bent-winged Bat, Miniopterus magnater
  • Miniopterus mahafaliensis
  • Miniopterus majori
  • Manavi Long-fingered Bat, Miniopterus manavi
  • Intermediate Long-fingered Bat, Miniopterus medius
  • Least Long-fingered Bat, Miniopterus minor
  • Natal Long-fingered Bat, Miniopterus natalensis
  • Miniopterus newtoni
  • Miniopterus paululus
  • Miniopterus petersoni
  • Small Bent-winged Bat, Miniopterus pusillus
  • Loyalty Bent-winged Bat, Miniopterus robustior
  • Common Bent-wing Bat, Miniopterus schreibersii
  • Miniopterus shortridgei
  • Miniopterus sororculus
  • Great Bent-winged Bat, Miniopterus tristis
  • Miniopterus zapfei (fossil)

References

• Goodman, S. M., K. E. Ryan, C. P. Maminirina, J. Fahr, L. Christidis, and B. Appleton. 2007. Specific status of populations on Madagascar referred to Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1216-1229.
• Goodman, S.M., Maminirina, C.P., Weyeneth, N., Bradman, H.M., Christidis, L., Ruedi, M. & Appleton, B. 2009. The use of molecular and morphological characters to resolve the taxonomic identity of cryptic species: the case of Miniopterus manavi (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae). Zoologica Scripta 38: 339-363
• Mein, P. and Ginsburg, L. 2002. Sur l'âge relatif des différents karstiques miocènes de La Grive-Saint-Alban (Isère). Cahiers scientifiques, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, Lyon 2:7–47.
• Miller-Butterworth, C., Murphy, W., O'Brien, S., Jacobs, D., Springer, M. and Teeling, E. 2007. A family matter: Conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(7):1553–1561.
• Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 312-529 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.