Natal Long-fingered Bat

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Natal Long-Fingered Bat
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Miniopterus Species: M. natalensis
Binomial name
Miniopterus natalensis A. Smith, 1936

The Natal Long-Fingered Bat (Miniopterus natalensis) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in these habitats: dry savanna, moist savanna, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, caves, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W., Taylor, P. & Griffin, M. 2004. Miniopterus natalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.