Miniopterus orianae

O. Thomas, 1922

Australian 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1922-11-30. A new bat of the genus Miniopterus from N. Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)10(60):616-617.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253522

Original name as described

Miniopterus orianae

Other common names

Australian Bent-winged Bat · Northern Bent-winged Bat · Australasian Bent-winged Bat · Oriana's Long-fingered Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6654e202-f968-469d-8a8b-73658fe7b814

Type locality

"Casuarina Bay," Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

split from M. schreibersii and includes the names bassanii and oceanensis, which may also be distinct taxa; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton. · 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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005129

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 orianae

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orianae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6654e202-f968-469d-8a8b-73658fe7b814

Authority page

616

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253522

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Jackson & Groves (2015:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Miniopterus oceanensis

K. Maeda, 1982

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

oceanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.3.5.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d493e213-5362-49c8-b66c-52d2c2ecf8b2

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Mammalian Science

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

M. s. oceanensis

Koopman, 1994

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

oceanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

M. s. orianae

Koopman, 1994

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii

Cardinal & Christidis, 2000

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

bassanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M20377

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

oceanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Miniopterus schreibersii orianae

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Miniopterus orianae bassanii

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

bassanii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

  1. Jackson & Groves (2015:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Miniopterus orianae oceanensis

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

oceanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

  1. Jackson & Groves (2015:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Miniopterus orianae orianae

S. Jackson & Groves, 2015

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

263

Authority publication

Clayton South

Name usages

  1. Jackson & Groves (2015:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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