Miniopterus paululus

Hollister, 1913

Philippine 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

Hollister, N. 1913-12-31. A review of Philippine land mammals in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46(2028):299-341.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761603

Original name as described

Miniopterus paululus

Other common names

Philippine Bent-winged Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:105493

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a007bccc-3526-4623-acbb-7f7b9c94a68f

Type locality

"Guimarás Island," Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

Philippines · Indonesia · Malaysia

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/1005131

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 witkampi

Sody, 1930

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

witkampi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.29781.a, RMNH.MAM.29781.b

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29781.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.29781.b

Authority page

272-273

Authority publication

Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië

Miniopterus paululus

Hollister, 1913

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

paululus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:105493

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a007bccc-3526-4623-acbb-7f7b9c94a68f

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761603

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136233/22001879) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Miniopterus paululus graysonae

D. J. Kitchener in D. J. Kitchener & Suyanto, 2002

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

graysonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M44339

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52901394

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Miniopterus paululus paululus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

paululus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Miniopterus paululus witkampi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

witkampi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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