Miniopterus egeri
Goodman, Ramasindrazana, Maminirina, M. C. Schoeman, & B. Appleton, 2011
Eger'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., Ramasindrazana, B., Maminirina, C.P., Schoeman, M.C. and Appleton, B. 2011-05-17. Morphological, bioacoustical, and genetic variation in Miniopterus bats from eastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2880:1-19.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2880.1.1Original name as described
Miniopterus egeri
Other common names
Eger's Bent-winged Bat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:209160
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/1766762Type locality
"Madagascar: Province de Toamasina, Forêt de Sahafina, 9.5 km W Brickaville, 18°48'37"S, 48°58'48"E, 50 m."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae
Taxonomy notes citation
Goodman, S. M., Ramasindrazana, B., Maminirina, C. P., Schoeman, M. C., & Appleton, B. (2011). Morphological, bioacoustical, and genetic variation in Miniopterus bats from eastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2880(1), 1-19. · 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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