Miniopterus griffithsi

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
Species: Miniopterus griffithsi

Name

Miniopterus griffithsi Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis & Appleton, 2010: 81

• Holotype: FMNH 184214, ♂, collected by Steven M. Goodman on 23 February 2005.
• Type locality: “Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Grotte d'Androimpano, 4.2 km NE Itampolo (village), on old road to Ejeda, 24°39.012'S, 43*57.797'E, at 110 m above sea-level”.

References

Primary references

• Goodman, S.M., Maminirina, C.P., Bradman, H.M., Christidis, L. & Appleton, B. 2010. Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, M. griffithsi. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48(1): 75–86. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00524.x Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Griffith's Long-fingered Bat