Miniopterus nimbae
Monadjem, Shapiro, L. R. Richards, Karabulut, Crawley, Nielsen, A. Hansen, K. Bohmann, & Mourier, 2020
Nimba 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
Monadjem, A., Shapiro, J.T., Richards, L.R., Karabulut, H., Crawley, W., Nielsen, I.B., Hansen, A., Bohmann, K. and Mourier, T. 2020-03-02. Systematics of West African Miniopterus with the description of a new species. Acta Chiropterologica 21(2):237-256.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2019.21.2.001Original name as described
Miniopterus nimbae
Type material
DNSM 12621
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
10 km to the west of Mt Nimba, Mt Gangra, Nimba Province, Liberia, 720 m (7.55434°N, 8.62902°W).
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Liberia · Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described species; 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. · Monadjem, A., Shapiro, J. T., Richards, L. R., Karabulut, H., Crawley, W., Nielsen, I. B., ... & Mourier, T. (2019). Systematics of West African Miniopterus with the description of a new species. Acta Chiropterologica, 21(2), 237-256.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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