Miniopterus majori
O. Thomas, 1906
Major'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
Thomas, O. 1906-02-01. New African mammals of the genera Cercopithecus, Scotophilus, Miniopterus, Crocidura, Georychus, and Heliophobius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(98):173-179.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472218Original name as described
Miniopterus Majori
Other common names
Major's Bent-winged Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.9.1.38
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4307f59f-7b3b-4741-8f93-b6cedbcc4392 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/978d6ca4-75fa-49d0-b14b-4cf62eadab79Type locality
"Imasindrary, N.E. Betsileo," 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
Species Permalink
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