Miniopterus australis
Tomes, 1858
Little 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
Tomes, R.F. 1858-05-13. A monograph of the genus Miniopteris. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858:115-128.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271623Original name as described
Miniopteris Australis
Other common names
Little Bent-winged Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1854.5.19.5
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/292780af-844a-4d7e-a702-393f5e4171e3Type locality
Lifu Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei · Papua New Guinea · Australia · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu · New Caledonia
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
Least Concern
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