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Mozambican long-fingered bat

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The Mozambican long-fingered bat (Miniopterus mossambicus) is a cryptic bat of the family Miniopteridae that the Mammal Diversity Database records from Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the Afrotropical realm. It was described in 2013 by Ara Monadjem and colleagues from molecular and morphological characters of bats in south-eastern Africa. The type locality is the outskirts of Nampula in northern Mozambique, at 420 metres, where the holotype was caught over a swimming pool. Its IUCN Red List status is recorded as Not Evaluated.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 3
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Child Taxon Of

Miniopteridae, Taxa
Source Mozambican long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
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Kenya

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Kenya · Malawi
Malawi

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Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique
Mozambique

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Malawi · Mozambique · Tanzania
Tanzania

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Mozambique · Tanzania · Zambia
Zambia

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Tanzania · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

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Zambia · Zimbabwe
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Miniopterus
WikipediaLead, genus description
Quote, Lead, genus description
They are small flying insectivorous mammals
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2. Mozambican 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
    Kenya · Malawi
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
    Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
    Malawi · Mozambique · Tanzania
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (3)
    Mozambique · Tanzania · Zambia
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
    Tanzania · Zambia · Zimbabwe
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (5)
    Zambia · Zimbabwe
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Species page, Taxonomy: Order
    Order: Chiroptera
  • Child Taxon Of: Miniopteridae, Species page, Taxonomy: Family
    Family: Miniopteridae
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3. Mozambique long-fingered bat (Wikipedia)
Behavior and ecology
Quote, Behavior and ecology
The species is nocturnal
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