Miniopteridae

Miniopterus manavi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus

Name

Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875: 349

Type genus: Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837

Combinations

• Miniopteri Dobson, 1875: 349 [original description as a "group" of the Vespertilionidae]
• Miniopterinae: Miller, 1907: 227 [elevate to subfamilia rank]
• Miniopteridae: Mein & Tupinier, 1977: 207, 209 [elevate to familia rank]

References

Primary references

• Dobson, G.E. 1875. Conspectus of the suborders, families and genera of Chiroptera arranged according to their natural affinities. Annals & Magazine of Natural Histoty series 4 16: 345–357.
• Miller, G.S. 1907. The families and genera of bats. Bulletin - United States National Museum 57: 1–282.
• Mein, P. & Tupinier, Y. 1977. Formule dentaire et position systématique du Minioptère (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Mammalia 41(2): 207–211. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1977.41.2.207

Additional references

• Hoofer, S.R. & Van Den Bussche, R.A. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics of the chiropteran family Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica 5(suppl.): 1–63. DOI: 10.3161/001.005.s101 Reference page. 
• Van Den Bussche, R.A. & Hoofer, S.R. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships among recent chiropteran families and the importance of choosing appropriate out-group taxa. Journal of Mammalogy 85(2): 321–330. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0321:PRARCF>2.0.CO;2
• Hutcheon, J.M. & Kirsch, J.A.W. 2004. Camping in a different tree: results of molecular systematic studies of bats using DNA-DNA hybridization. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 11(1): 17–47. DOI: 10.1023/B:JOMM.0000029144.80747.d2
• Eick, G.N., Jacobs, D.S. & Matthee, C.A. 2005. A Nuclear DNA Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolution of Echolocation and Historical Biogeography of Extant Bats (Chiroptera). Molecular Biology and Evolution 22(9): 1869–1886. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi180
• 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. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm076 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Langflügelfledermäuse
English: Long-fingered bats, Bent-winged bats
polski: Podkasańcowate