Miniopterus orianae
O. Thomas, 1922
Australian Long-fingered Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yangochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Miniopteridae |
| Genus | : Miniopterus |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1922-11-30. A new bat of the genus Miniopterus from N. Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)10(60):616-617.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Miniopterus orianae
Other common names
Australian Bent-winged Bat · Northern Bent-winged Bat · Australasian Bent-winged Bat · Oriana's Long-fingered Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.8.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Casuarina Bay, " Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
split from M. schreibersii and includes the names bassanii and oceanensis, which may also be distinct taxa; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae
Taxonomy notes citation
Jackson, S. and Groves, C.P. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, 529 pp. a#34474 · 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
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 10 names and synonyms.
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