Miniopterus mahafaliensis

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 mahafaliensis

Name

Miniopterus mahafaliensis Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis & Appleton, 2009: 17

• Holotype: FMNH 173197 (field number SMG 12649), body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by S.M. Goodman on 2 March 2002.
• Type locality: “Madagascar: Province de Toliara, Parc National de Tsimanampetsotsa, 6.5 km NE Efoetse, near Mitoho Cave, 24°03.0'S, 43°45.0'E, at 50 m above sea level”.

References

Primary references

• Goodman, S.M., Maminirina, C.P., Bradman, H.M., Christidis, L. & Appleton, B. 2009. The use of molecular phylogenetic and morphological tools to identify cryptic and paraphyletic species: Examples from the diminutive long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae: Miniopterus) on Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3669: 1–34. DOI: 10.1206/652.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mahafaly Long-fingered Bat