Miniopterus ambohitrensis

Species of bat

Miniopterus ambohitrensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species:
M. ambohitrensis
Binomial name
Miniopterus ambohitrensis
Goodman & Ramasindrazana, 2015

Miniopterus ambohitrensis, also known as the Montagne d’Ambre long-fingered bat, is a species of bat in the family Miniopteridae found in Madagascar. Its common name is derived from the Montagne d’Ambre range, where it is found.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Miniopterus ambohitrensis is known from four localities in the northern and central portions of Madagascar, all of which are montane regions. The range of elevation for this species is 800-1600m. The calculated area of its habitat is 15,143 km2 . There is a possibility that the species is partially migratory.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Scinapse | Academic search engine for paper". Scinapse. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  2. ^ Goodman, Steven M.; Ramasindrazana, Beza (2015-03-23). "Description of a new species of the Miniopterus aelleni group (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from upland areas of central and northern Madagascar". Zootaxa. 3936 (4): 538–558. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25947452.
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Species of genus Miniopterus
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Chiroptera
  • Family: Miniopteridae
Fossils
  • M. approximatus
  • M. fossilis
  • M. rummeli
  • M. tao
  • M. zapfei
Eurasia and Australia
  • Little bent-wing bat (M. australis)
  • Eastern bent-wing bat (M. fuliginosus)
  • Southeast Asian long-fingered bat (M. fuscus)
  • M. macrocneme
  • Western bent-winged bat (M. magnater)
  • Intermediate long-fingered bat (M. medius)
  • Australasian bent-wing bat (M. orianae)
  • M. pallidus
  • Philippine long-fingered bat (M. paululus)
  • Small bent-winged bat (M. pusillus)
  • Loyalty bent-winged bat (M. robustior)
  • Common bent-wing bat (M. schreibersii)
  • Shortridge's long-fingered bat (M. shortridgei)
  • Great bent-winged bat (M. tristis)
Mainland Africa and nearby islands
  • African long-fingered bat (M. africanus)
  • Lesser long-fingered bat (M. fraterculus)
  • Greater long-fingered bat (M. inflatus)
  • M. maghrebensis
  • M. mossambicus
  • Least long-fingered bat (M. minor)
  • Natal long-fingered bat (M. natalensis)
  • M. newtoni
Madagascar and Comoros
Taxon identifiers
Miniopterus ambohitrensis