Miniopterus natalensis

(A. Smith, 1833)

Natal 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

Smith, A. 1833. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)1(2):49-64.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968175

Original name as described

Vespertilio Natalensis

Other common names

Natal Bent-winged Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1848.6.12.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1a535740-b499-47e4-acb6-b729be4a4ded

Type locality

"South Africa,—towards Natal [= KwaZulu-Natal]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda · Rwanda · Burundi · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini · Lesotho

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. arenarius; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Monadjem, A., Goodman, S. M., Stanley, W. T., & Appleton, B. (2013). A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3746(1), 123-142. · 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/1005126

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.

Vesperugo scotinus

(Sundevall, 1847)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

scotinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.6.2.19

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e6c5c724-6019-4454-81bd-fdad9bd23950

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2581776

Authority publication

Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio Natalensis

(A. Smith, 1833)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.6.12.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1a535740-b499-47e4-acb6-b729be4a4ded

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968175

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Miniopterus breyeri

H. L. Jameson, 1909

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

breyeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.2.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de13e515-53b4-421d-bbc9-4e5d6d222945

Authority page

471

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097850

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Miniopterus smitianus

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

smitianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.12.7.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/62b5f18c-1b43-4138-abf2-abb0ea76b145

Authority page

373

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Vespertilio dasythrix

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

dasythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.25093.a, RMNH.MAM.25093.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25093.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25093.b

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Miniopterus scotinus

Matschie, 1895

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

scotinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835418

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Miniopterus dasythrix

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

dasythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Miniopterus natalensis

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #44862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #44862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44862/22073129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Miniopterus schreibersii dasythrix

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

dasythrix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Miniopterus natalensis natalensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

natalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Miniopterus schreibersii smitianus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

smitianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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