The Mahafaly long-fingered bat (Miniopterus mahafaliensis) is a bat of the family Miniopteridae that the Mammal Diversity Database records only from southwestern Madagascar, in the Afrotropical realm. It was described in 2009 by Steven Goodman and colleagues in the same paper that named Miniopterus brachytragos, and its type locality is the Tsimanampetsotsa National Park near Mitoho Cave at about 50 metres above sea level. The database treats it as one of the populations formerly included under Miniopterus manavi, gives its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern, and records the alternative name Mahafaly bent-winged bat.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Mahafaly long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
In Biome
Source Miniopterus mahafaliensis (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Miniopterus mahafaliensis (Wikipedia)
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Source Mahafaly long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distributionQuote, Species page, Country distribution
Country distribution Madagascar
Sources
1. Miniopterus mahafaliensis (Wikipedia)
Distribution and ecology
species of Miniopterus generally feed on insects
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead
The species has been found in dry, spiny, and gallery forest
View the Source2. Mahafaly 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
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