Miniopterus arenarius

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 arenarius

Name

Miniopterus arenarius Heller, 1912

• Holotype: USNM 181811, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by E. Heller on 4 October 1911.
• Type locality: “Guaso Nyuki, Northern Guaso Nyiro River, British East Africa”.

Combinations

• Miniopterus natalensis arenarius Heller, 1912: 2 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Heller, K.M. 1912. Neuheiten aus Herrn R. v. Bennigsen's Sammlung von Coleopteren aus den deutschen Kolonien. 2. Neue papuanische Bockkäfer. Entomologische Mitteilungen 1(6): 170–176. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sandy Long-fingered Bat