Miniopterus

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Miniopterus
Schreiber's Bat, Miniopterus schreibersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Subfamily: Miniopterinae Dobson, 1875 Genus: Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Species
Miniopterus australis Miniopterus fraterculus Miniopterus fuscus Miniopterus gleni Miniopterus inflatus Miniopterus magnater Miniopterus majori Miniopterus manavi Miniopterus minor Miniopterus petersoni Miniopterus pusillus Miniopterus robustior Miniopterus schreibersii Miniopterus sororculus Miniopterus tristis

Miniopterus is a genus of vesper bats and the only genus of subfamily Miniopterinae.

[edit] References

• Goodman, S. M., K. E. Ryan, C. P. Maminirina, J. Fahr, L. Christidis, and B. Appleton. 2007. Specific status of populations on Madagascar referred to Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1216-1229.
• Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 312-529 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.