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Small Melanesian long-fingered bat

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The small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Miniopterus macrocneme) is a bat of the family Miniopteridae that the Mammal Diversity Database places in the Australasian realm, with recorded countries Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and a summarised range from New Guinea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Pierre Revilliod described it in 1914 from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. The database lists it in Mammal Species of the World of 2005, gives its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern, and records the alternative name small Melanesian bent-winged bat.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
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Child Taxon Of

Miniopteridae, Taxa
Source Small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)
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Indonesia · New Caledonia

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Source Small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
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Indonesia · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea

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Source Small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
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New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

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Source Small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (3)
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Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu

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Source Small Melanesian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Miniopterus
WikipediaLead, genus description
Quote, Lead, genus description
They are small flying insectivorous mammals
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2. Small Melanesian 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
    Indonesia · New Caledonia
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
    Indonesia · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
    New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (3)
    Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
  • Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (4)
    Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Species page, Taxonomy: Order
    Order: Chiroptera
  • Child Taxon Of: Miniopteridae, Species page, Taxonomy: Family
    Family: Miniopteridae
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