Miniopterus medius

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1909

Intermediate 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. and Wroughton, R.C. 1909-08-03. On a collection of mammals from western Java presented to the National Museum by Mr. W. E. Balston. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909(2):371-393.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577984

Original name as described

Miniopterus medius

Other common names

Intermediate Bent-winged Bat · Medium Bent-winged Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1909.1.5.464

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6639a17-4910-426e-9a94-ee1022611b13

Type locality

"Kalipoetjang, Tji-Tandoei R[iver].," Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Laos · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei · Papua New Guinea

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/1005123

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 medius

O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1909

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

medius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.1.5.464

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6639a17-4910-426e-9a94-ee1022611b13

Authority page

382

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577984

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:181, 182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13567/209529904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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