Miniopterus

Miniopterus
Schreiber's bat, Miniopterus schreibersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Superfamily: Vespertilionoidea
Family: Miniopteridae
Dobson, 1875
Genus: Miniopterus
Bonaparte, 1837
Species

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Miniopterus (long-winged bat) is a genus of bats and the only genus of the family Miniopteridae. The genus was previously placed in its own subfamily, Miniopterinae, of the vesper bat family, but is now classified in its own family.

Classification

Family Miniopteridae

See also

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Goodman, S.M.; Stanley, W.T.; Appleton, B. (2013). "A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters". Zootaxa 3746 (1): 123–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3746.1.5.
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