Miniopterus fraterculus

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Lesser 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

Thomas, O. and Schwann, H. 1906-06-07. The Rudd exploration of South Africa.—IV. List of mammals obtained by Mr. Grant at Knysna. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1906(1):159-168.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051488

Original name as described

Miniopterus fraterculus

Other common names

Lesser Bent-winged Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.5.7.18

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"in cave on sea-coast, Knysna," Western Cape, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Eswatini · Mozambique?

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005110

Country distribution map

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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.

Miniopterus fraterculus

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.5.7.18

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051488

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  8. Thorn & Kerbis Peterhans (2009:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44817813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37310)
  9. Monadjem, Schoeman, Reside, Pio, Stoffberg, Bayliss, Cotterill, Curran, Kopp & Taylor (2010:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1775)
  10. Happold & Happold (2013:712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13563/22104581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Miniopterus breyeri vicinior

J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, Lang, & Chapin, 1917

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

vicinior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-49019

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-49019

Authority page

450

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Miniopterus natalensis vicinior

Sanborn, 1936

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

vicinior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2831452

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Miniopterus schreibersi vicinior

Koopman, 1965

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

vicinior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62997351

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

M. f. fraterculus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

M. f. vicinior

Koopman, 1994

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

vicinior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

134

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Thorn & Kerbis Peterhans (2009:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44817813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37310)

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