Miniopterus wilsoni
Monadjem, J. Guyton, Naskrecki, L. R. Richards, Kropff, & D. L. Dalton, 2020
Wilson'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
Authority citation
Monadjem, A., Guyton, J., Naskrecki, P., Richards, L.R., Kropff, A.S. and Dalton, D.L. 2020-09-03. Cryptic diversity in the genus Miniopterus with the description of a new species from southern Africa. Acta Chiropterologica 22(1):1-19.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2020.22.1.001Original name as described
Miniopterus wilsoni
Type material
JAG 444
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mt Gorongosa, Gorongosa National Park, Sofala Province, Mozambique, 920 m (18.48309°S, 34.04485°W).
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Mozambique · Malawi
Taxonomy notes
recently described; 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. · Monadjem, A., Guyton, J., Naskrecki, P., Richards, L. R., Kropff, A. S., & Dalton, D. L. (2020). Cryptic diversity in the genus Miniopterus with the description of a new species from southern Africa. Acta Chiropterologica, 22(1), 1-19.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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