Miniopterus pallidus
O. Thomas, 1907
Pallid 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
Thomas, O. 1907-09-01. On mammals from northern Persia, presented to the National Museum by Col. A. C. Bailward. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(117):196-202.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413438Original name as described
Miniopterus Schreibersi pallidus
Other common names
Anatolian Bent-winged Bat · Anatolian Long-fingered Bat · Ashen Long-fingered Bat · Pallid Bent-winged Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.14.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72d4a2bf-a6af-4633-961f-210303474c28Type locality
"South coast of Caspian," Iran. Restricted by D. M. Lay in 1967 to "vicinity of Bandar-i-Gaz," Golestan Province, Iran.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Turkey · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Syria · Lebanon · Jordan · Iran · Iraq · Turkmenistan · Afghanistan
Taxonomy notes
split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae
Taxonomy notes citation
Bilgin, R., Gürün, K., Maraci, O., Furman, A., Hulva, P., Çoraman, E., Lučan, R.K., Bartonička, T. & Horáček, I. (2012) Syntopic occurrence in Turkey supports separate species status for Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii and M. schreibersii pallidus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Acta Chiropterologica, 14, 279-289. · 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
Near Threatened
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