Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Specy

Manavi long-fingered bat

Mammals

The Manavi long-fingered bat (Miniopterus manavi) is a bat of the family Miniopteridae that the Mammal Diversity Database records only from Madagascar, in the Afrotropical realm. Oldfield Thomas described it in 1906 from Imasindrary in northeastern Betsileo. The database notes that the species once included Miniopterus griveaudi and populations now assigned to Miniopterus aelleni, Miniopterus brachytragos and Miniopterus mahafaliensis, so its modern definition is much narrower than the original one. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern, and the genus was moved from the family Vespertilionidae into Miniopteridae.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Miniopteridae, Taxa
Source Manavi long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Manavi long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
Quote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Sources
1. Manavi long-fingered bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution and ecology
    Species of Miniopterus generally feed on insects
  • Distribution and ecology, relationship to people
    though it is sometimes hunted for food
View the Source
2. Manavi long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
  • Species page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • 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
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.