Miniopterus tristis
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1845)
Great 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
Waterhouse, G.R. 1845-04. Descriptions of species of Bats collectd in the Philippine Islands, and presented to the Society by H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845:3-10.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862499Original name as described
Vespertilio tristis
Other common names
Great Bent-winged Bat · Greater Bent-winged Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.266
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ebb6700-f626-44d7-bfbc-b4f508d8a933Type locality
"Philippine Islands."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Australasia
Country distribution
Philippines · Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
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
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