Miniopterus aelleni
Goodman, Maminirina, Weyeneth, Bradman, Christidis, Ruedi, & B. Appleton, 2009
Aellen's Long-fingered Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Miniopteridae |
| Genus | : Miniopterus |
Species status
Authority citation
Goodman, S.M., Maminirina, C.P., Weyeneth, N., Bradman, H.M., Christidis, L.L., Ruedi, M. and Appleton, B. 2009-07. 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(4):339-363.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00377.xOriginal name as described
Miniopterus aelleni
Other common names
Aellen's Bent-winged Bat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:173067
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2671835Type locality
"Madagascar: Province d'Antsiranana, Réserve Spéciale d'Ankarana, Canyon d'Antsiroandoa Center, 6.2 km NW Mahamasina, 12°55.1'S, 49°07.6'E, at about 120 m above sea level."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar · Comoros
Taxonomy notes
recently described for populations previously included under M. manavi; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae
Taxonomy notes citation
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(4), 339-363. · Miller-Butterworth, C. M., Murphy, W. J., O'Brien, S. J., Jacobs, D. S., Springer, M. S., & Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24(7), 1553-1561.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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