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Natal long-fingered bat

Mammals

The Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis) is a bat of the family Miniopteridae with a broad range across southern and eastern Africa, which the Mammal Diversity Database places in the Afrotropical realm. Recorded countries include Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Andrew Smith described it in 1833 as Vespertilio natalensis from South Africa, toward Natal. The database notes that it previously included Miniopterus arenarius and gives its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Diet
Piscivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

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

In Biome

Chaparral, Biomes
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Desert, Biomes
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Savanna, Biomes
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In the Other Atlases

Found In

Angola

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Source Natal long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution
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Angola · Botswana
Botswana

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Angola · Botswana · Burundi
Burundi

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Botswana · Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Eswatini
Eswatini

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Democratic Republic of the Congo · Eswatini · Kenya
Kenya

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Eswatini · Kenya · Lesotho
Lesotho

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Kenya · Lesotho · Malawi
Malawi

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Lesotho · Malawi · Mozambique
Mozambique

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Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia
Namibia

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Mozambique · Namibia · Rwanda
Rwanda

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Namibia · Rwanda · South Africa
South Africa

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Rwanda · South Africa · Tanzania
Tanzania

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South Africa · Tanzania · Uganda
Uganda

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Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia
Zambia

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Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

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Zambia · Zimbabwe
Sources
1. Natal long-fingered bat (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    While Natal long-fingered bats normally prey on insects
  • Lead, fish catching
    they can sometimes prey on fish
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2. Natal 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
    Angola · Botswana
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
    Angola · Botswana · Burundi
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
    Botswana · Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (3)
    Burundi · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Eswatini
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo · Eswatini · Kenya
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (5)
    Eswatini · Kenya · Lesotho
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (6)
    Kenya · Lesotho · Malawi
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (7)
    Lesotho · Malawi · Mozambique
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (8)
    Malawi · Mozambique · Namibia
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (9)
    Mozambique · Namibia · Rwanda
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (10)
    Namibia · Rwanda · South Africa
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (11)
    Rwanda · South Africa · Tanzania
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (12)
    South Africa · Tanzania · Uganda
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (13)
    Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (14)
    Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (15)
    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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