Lesser Long-Fingered Bat

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Lesser Long-fingered Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Miniopterus Species: M. fraterculus
Binomial name
Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906

The Lesser Long-fingered Bat (Miniopterus fraterculus) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).

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• Schlitter, D. 2004. Miniopterus fraterculus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Goodman, S. M., K. E. Ryan, C. P. Maminirina, J. Fahr, L. Christidis, and B. Appleton. 2007. Specific status of populations on Madagascar referred to Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1216-1229.