Miniopterus africanus

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species: Miniopterus africanus

Name

Miniopterus africanus Sanborn, 1936: 111

• Holotype: FMNH 28769, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by A.M. Bailey on 25 October 1926.
• Type locality: “Sanford’s Ranch, Mulo, northwest of Addis Ababa, Shoa District, Ethiopia. Altitude 8,000 feet”.

Native distribution areas

• Ethiopia
• Eritrea
• Kenya
• Tanzania

References

Primary references

• Sanborn, C.C. 1936. Descriptions and records of African bats. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 20(14): 107–114. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Waldien, D.L. & Webala, P. 2020. IUCN: Miniopterus africanus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44859A22073089. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44859A22073089.en. Accessed on 11 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: African Long-fingered Bat