Miniopterus majori

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 majori

Name

Miniopterus majori Thomas, 1906: 175

• Holotype: BMNH 1897.9.1.38, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by Forsyth Major on 3 July 1895.
• Type locality: “Madagascar. Type from Imasindrary, N.E. Betsileo”.

Native distribution areas

• Madagascar

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1906. New African Mammals of the Genera Cercopithecus, Scotophilus, Miniopterus, Crocidura, Georychus, and Heliophobius. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 17(98): 173–179. DOI: 10.1080/00222930608562508 ; BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Monadjem, A., Rakotoarivelo, A.R. & Jenkins, R.K.B. 2017. IUCN: Miniopterus majori  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T40039A22061249. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T40039A22061249.en. Accessed on 11 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Major's Long-fingered Bat