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.

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Original name as described

Miniopterus manavi

Other common names

Manavil Bent-winged Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.9.1.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

Type locality

"Imasindrary, N.E. Betsileo," Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. griveaudi and populations now attributed to M. aelleni, M. brachytragos, and M. mahafaliensis; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Juste, J., Ferrández, A., Fa, J. E., Masefield, W., & Ibáñez, C. (2007). Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of Sao Tomé, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA. Acta Chiropterologica, 9(1), 27-37. · Goodman, S. M., Maminirina, C. P., Weyeneth, N., Bradman, H. M., Christidis, L., Ruedi, M., & Appleton, B. (2009). The use of molecular and morphological characters to resolve the taxonomic identity of cryptic species: the case of Miniopterus manavi (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae). Zoologica Scripta, 38(4), 339-363. · 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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