Miniopterus macrocneme

Revilliod, 1914

Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat

Also as Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat. Formerly in Vespertilionidae.
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Location:Indonesia, West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya Barat) province, near Manokwari, Gunung MupiDate taken:Jun 6, 2023

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6936

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Miniopteridae
Genus : Miniopterus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Revilliod, P. 1914. Les mammifères de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et des Îles Loyalty. Nova Caledonia 1:341-365.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6259574

Original name as described

Miniopterus macrocneme

Other common names

Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat

Type material

NMB 1761, NMB 1762, NMB 1763, NMB 1764, NMB 1765, NMB 1766

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu · New Caledonia

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. and 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. doi:10.1093/molbev/msm076

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005117

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Miniopterus macrocneme

Revilliod, 1914

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

macrocneme

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 1761, NMB 1762, NMB 1763, NMB 1764, NMB 1765, NMB 1766

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6259574

Authority publication

Nova Caledonia

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136579/209529376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Miniopterus pusillus macrocneme

J. Edwards Hill, 1983

Family

Miniopteridae

Root name

macrocneme

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

178

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356824

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

  1. Hill (1983:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1697)
  2. Hill (1991:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1730)
  3. Koopman (1994:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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