Authority citation

Heller, E. 1912-11-04. New races of insectivores, bats, and lemurs from British East Africa. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(12):1-13.

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Original name as described

Miniopterus natalensis arenarius

Other common names

Sandy Bent-winged Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:181811

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

Type locality

"Guaso Nyuki (= Nanyuki), Northern Guaso Nyiro [= Ewaso Ng'iro] River, British East Africa [= Kenya]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Ethiopia · South Sudan · Somalia · Kenya

Taxonomy notes

split from M. natalensis; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Monadjem, A., Goodman, S. M., Stanley, W. T., & Appleton, B. (2013). A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3746(1), 123-142. · 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. · Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Goodman, S. M., Peterhans, J. C. K., Lutz, H. L., Agwanda, B. R., ... & Patterson, B. D. (2023). Ultraconserved elements resolve phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of African-Malagasy bent-winged bats (Miniopterus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 188, 107890.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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