Miniopterus fuscus
Bonhote, 1902
Ryukyu 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
Bonhote, J.L.J. 1902. On some mammals obtained by the Hon. N. Charles Rothschild, from Okinawa, Liu-Kiu Islands. Novitates Zoologicae 9:626-628.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268590Original name as described
Miniopterus fuscus
Other common names
Japanese Long-fingered Bat · Ryukyu Bent-winged Bat · Southeast Asian Bent-winged Bat · Southeast Asian Long-fingered Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1902.10.7.3
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/545c389c-c5b8-421f-a3ef-f9460eeeb02cType locality
"Okinawa, Liu-Kiu Islands [= Ryukyu Islands]," Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Japan
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
Endangered
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