Miniopterus griffithsi
S. M. Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & B. R. Appleton, 2010
Griffiths'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., Maminirina, C.P., Bradman, H.M., Christidis, L.L. and Appleton, B.R. 2010-02. Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat _Miniopterus gleni_ (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, _M. griffithsi_. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48(1):75-86.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00524.xOriginal name as described
Miniopterus griffithsi
Other common names
Griffiths's Bent-winged Bat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:184214
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2682982Type locality
"Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Grotte d'Androimpano, 4.2 km NE Itampolo (village), on old road to Ejeda, 24°39.012'S, 43°57.797'E, at 110 m above sea-level."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae
Taxonomy notes citation
Goodman, S. M., Maminirina, C. P., Bradman, H. M., Christidis, L., & Appleton, B. R. (2010). Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, M. griffithsi. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 48(1), 75-86. · 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
Not Evaluated
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