Miniopterus fuliginosus

(Hodgson, 1835)

Asian Long-fingered Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Miniopteridae
Genus : Miniopterus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1835. Synopsis of the Vespertilionidæ of Nipal. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (2)4:699-701.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37189993

Original name as described

Vespertilio fuliginosa

Other common names

Asian Bent-winged Bat · Eastern Bent-winged Bat · Eastern Long-fingered Bat · Javanese Bent-winged Bat · Javanese Long-fingered Bat

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Nepal."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bhutan? · Bangladesh? · Myanmar · China · North Korea · South Korea · Russia · Japan · Taiwan · Vietnam · Thailand · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei · East Timor · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

Taxonomy notes

split from M. schreibersii and tentatively includes blepotis, which has been recognized by some authors with limited data; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Tian, L., Liang, B., Maeda, K., Metzner, W., & Zhang, Z. (2004). Molecular studies on the classification of Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Folia Zoologica-Praha, 53(3), 303-311. · 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. · Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2019. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005111

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Miniopterus schreibersi parvipes

G. M. Allen, 1923

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

parvipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-44656

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-44656

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Miniopterus schreibersi japoniæ

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

japoniae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.4.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c4822efa-2290-4c2a-a810-fbc3c6a38043

Authority page

338

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888071

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Miniopterus schreibersi chinensis

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.7.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78981f3b-93c5-4e16-8bd7-3e67bc201962

Authority page

638

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938832

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Miniopterus haradai

K. Maeda, 1982

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

haradai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NSMT-M 23547

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Mammalian Science

Vespertilio blepotis

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

blepotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.25076.a, RMNH.MAM.25076.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25076.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25076.b

Authority page

212

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Temminck (1843:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  3. Schinz (1844:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Miniopterus ravus

Sody, 1930

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

ravus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.29782.a, RMNH.MAM.29782.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29782.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29782.b

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio fuliginosa

(Hodgson, 1835)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

700

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37189993

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1853:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)

Miniopterus Sciboldii

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

sciboldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026400

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Pipistrellus blepotis

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

blepotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Miniopterus schreibersii blepotis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

blepotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Miniopterus schreibersii chinensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Miniopterus schreibersii fuliginosus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Miniopterus schreibersii haradai

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

haradai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Miniopterus schreibersii japoniae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

japoniae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Miniopterus schreibersii parvipes

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

parvipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Miniopterus blepotis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

blepotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

696

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Miniopterus fuliginosus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

fuliginosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

693

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136514) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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