Miniopterus schreibersii

(Kuhl, 1817)

Schreibers's 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

Kuhl, H. 1817. Die deutschen Fledermäuse. None, Hanau, 67 pp.

Authority publication link

https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-91692

Original name as described

Vespertilio Schreibersii

Other common names

Schreiber's Bent-winged Bat

Type material

ZMB 2702

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"südöstlichen Gebirge des Bannats in der Columbäzer Höhle [= southeastern mountains of Banat in the Columbäzer Cave]," Banat, near Coronini, Romania.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Portugal · Spain · France · Switzerland · Italy · Austria? · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Romania · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Greece · Turkey · Russia · Georgia · Lebanon · Syria · Israel · Palestine · Jordan? · Cyprus · Malta · Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. blepotis, M. fuliginosus, M. orianae, M. pallidus, M. eschscholtzii, M. villiersi. and populations now attributed to M. maghrebensis; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Tian, L., Liang, B., Maeda, K., Metzner, W., & Zhang, Z. (2004). Molecular studies on the classification of Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Folia Zoologica-Praha, 53(3), 303-311. · Puechmaille, S. J., Allegrini, B., Benda, P., Gürün, K., Šràmek, J., Ibanez, C., ... & Bilgin, R. (2014). A new species of the Miniopterus schreibersii species complex (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from the Maghreb Region, North Africa. Zootaxa, 3794(1), 108-124. · 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. · Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2019. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005135

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Vespertilio Ursinii

(Bonaparte, 1837)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

ursinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 4711

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

pl. 15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985683

Authority publication

Rome

Name usages

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

Miniopterus schreibersii italicus

Dal Piaz, 1926

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

italicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Atti della Accademia scientifica veneto-trentino-istriana

Name usages

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

Vespertilio Schreibersii

(Kuhl, 1817)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

schreibersii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2702

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Hanau

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Temminck (1840:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  3. Crespon (1844:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  4. Schinz (1844:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Miniopterus schreibersii inexspectatus

Heinrich, 1936

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

inexspectatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 47278

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus den königlichen naturwissenschaftlichen Instituten in Sofia — Bulgarien

Vespertilio Screbersii

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

screbersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207557

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Miniopterus Orsini

Lesson, 1842

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orsini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Miniopterus schreibersi

Bianchi, 1922

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

schreibersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482832

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

  1. Bianchi (1922:217, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

inexpectatus

Tate, 1941

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

inexpectatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

573

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Miniopterus schreibersii orsinii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orsinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Miniopterus schreibersii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

schreibersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Happold & Happold (2013:721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  5. Benda, Spitzenberger, Hanák, Andreas, Reiter, Ševčík, Šmíd & Uhrin (2014:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25234)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/230918147/230918550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii

Simmons, 2005

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

schreibersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Vespertilio Schreibersi

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

schreibersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528932

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Vespertilio Screbersii

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

screbersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · subsequent_usage

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814779

Authority publication

Paris

Vespertilio orsinii

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

orsinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Temminck (1840:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)

Miniopterus Schrebersii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

schrebersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Loche (1858:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)

Miniopterus schreibersi baussencis

Laurent, 1944

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

baussencis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

227

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54154211

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Miniopterus schreibersii inexpectatus

Turni & Kock, 2008

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

inexpectatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

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

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