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Peterson's long-fingered bat

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Peterson's long-fingered bat (Miniopterus petersoni) is a bat of the family Miniopteridae that the Mammal Diversity Database records only from Madagascar, in the Afrotropical realm. It was described in 2008 by Steven Goodman and colleagues as a new species from lowland southeastern Madagascar, and its type locality is the Manantantely waterfall about 5 kilometres northwest of Tolagnaro, at 65 metres above sea level. Its IUCN Red List status is recorded as Not Evaluated, and the database gives the alternative common name Peterson'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 Peterson's long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
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Source Peterson'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. Peterson'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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