Miniopterus inflatus

O. Thomas, 1903

Greater 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

Thomas, O. 1903-12-01. Three new bats from the Cameroons, discovered by Mr. G.L. Bates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)12(72):633-635.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993404

Original name as described

Miniopterus inflatus

Other common names

Greater Bent-winged Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/289e205e-3b94-4594-a596-4030c17d268f

Type locality

"Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Kenya · Tanzania · Nigeria · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Mozambique

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005116

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 inflatus

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

inflatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/289e205e-3b94-4594-a596-4030c17d268f

Authority page

634

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993404

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Eisentraut (1963:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  8. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  9. Thorn & Kerbis Peterhans (2009:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44817812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37310)
  10. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  11. Happold & Happold (2013:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13565/22104819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Miniopterus rufus

Sanborn, 1936

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:29416

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=c39a0106-c40a-433e-9d2f-87935b1a48e7

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2831450

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

M. i. inflatus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

inflatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

M. i. rufus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Thorn & Kerbis Peterhans (2009:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44817812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37310)

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