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Griffiths's long-fingered bat

Mammals

Griffiths's long-fingered bat (Miniopterus griffithsi) is a bat of the family Miniopteridae that the Mammal Diversity Database records only from Madagascar, in the Afrotropical realm. It was described in 2010 by Steven Goodman and colleagues from patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni, and its type locality is the Androimpano cave near Itampolo in Toliara Province at about 110 metres. Its IUCN Red List status is recorded as Not Evaluated, and the database also gives the alternative name Griffiths's bent-winged bat.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 2
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Miniopteridae, Taxa
Source Griffiths's long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
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Source Griffiths's long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Miniopterus
WikipediaLead, genus description
Quote, Lead, genus description
They are small flying insectivorous mammals
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2. Griffiths's long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
  • Species page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Not Evaluated
  • Species page, Species status
    Species status Living
  • Species page, Country distribution
    Country distribution Madagascar
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Species page, Taxonomy: Order
    Order: Chiroptera
  • Child Taxon Of: Miniopteridae, Species page, Taxonomy: Family
    Family: Miniopteridae
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