Miniopterus gleni
R. L. Peterson, Eger, & L. Mitchell, 1995
Glen'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
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Peterson, R.L., Eger, J.L. and Mitchell, L. 1995. Chiroptères. Faune de Madagascar 84:1-204.
Original name as described
Miniopterus gleni
Other common names
Glen's Bent-winged Bat
Type material
ROM:MAM:42567
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/rom/mammals?id=uri-catalog-rom-mammals-42567Type locality
in a marine cave between Sarodrano and St. Augustin, 20 km south of Tuléar (= Toliara), Madagascar.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
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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