Miniopteridae

Miniopterus
Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus fuscus
Photo: Takaaki Hattori (genjitsu) · CC BY 4.0
The Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat has narrow, elongated wings. An Okinawa Prefecture account describes it roosting on the islands and feeding on insects at night.
Large Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus magnater
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Khan FAA, Morni MA, Azmi MAI, Baharom NIM, Khairi MDHM, Azmi AHM, Sien VL, William-Dee J, Jinggong ER, Sabaruddin NA, Azhar NAA, Habeebur-Rahman SP (2025) Five newly recorded species of bat (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the UNESCO World Heritage Niah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, with an updated checklist of bats in the park. Check List 21(5): 1059-1066. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.5.1059 · CC BY 4.0
The large long-fingered bat has dark brown to nearly black dorsal fur. Meghalaya records came from cave sites and above a river, and researchers recorded calls from bats flying in front of a cave.
Little Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus australis
Photo: Glen Fergus · CC BY-SA 3.0
The little long-fingered bat is small and has seasonal variation in coat color. It hunts insects at night and roosts in groups in caves and other sheltered places.
Maghrebian Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus maghrebensis
Photo: Demian Hiß · (c) Demian Hiß, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
The back is chestnut to dark grayish brown, and the underside is pale brown. The species account lists Mediterranean scrub, dry forest, and other habitats. The 2019 HMW account confirms Morocco and Tunisia in its range; Algeria is only a possible occurrence.
Natal Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus natalensis
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
An insect-eating bat that roosts in caves. Seasonal movements between caves have been studied in populations in northeastern South Africa.
Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus schreibersii
Recent DNA studies split the former broad complex. Miniopterus schreibersii is now treated as a species of Europe, North Africa, and part of the Near East; former sub-Saharan African, East Asian, and Australian populations are separate species.
Asian Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus fuliginosus
The 2019 species account describes soft, velvety fur that is blackish brown to gray-brown above and slightly paler, dark gray-brown below. At Ohse-do Cave in Kyushu, Japan, emergence was synchronized with sunset and the appearance of prey. The range here covers the account’s Japanese records, excluding Hokkaido.