Miniopterus africanus
Sanborn, 1936
African 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
Sanborn, C.C. 1936-08-15. Descriptions and records of African bats. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 20(14):107-114.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2831451Original name as described
Miniopterus africanus
Other common names
African Bent-winged Bat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:28769
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Sanford's Ranch, Mulo, northwest of Addis Ababa, Shoa District, Ethiopia. Altitude 8,000 feet [= 2438 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Eritrea · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Tanzania?
Taxonomy notes
moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae
Taxonomy notes citation
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
Not Evaluated
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