Miniopterus

• Little Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus australis

  

  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.

• 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.

• Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus fuscus

  

  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.

• Maghrebian Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus maghrebensis

  

  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.

• Large Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus magnater

  

  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.

• Natal Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus natalensis

  

  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.

• Aellen's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus aelleni

  This small bat is recorded in northern and western Madagascar and on Anjouan in the Comoros. Its type series was collected in a cave in Ankarana's dry canyon forest.

• African Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus africanus

  This long-fingered bat is recorded in dry habitats and savanna in East Africa. Two measured specimens had forearms about 49 mm long.

• Montagne d'Ambre Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus ambohitrensis

  This bat is known from montane areas of northern and central Madagascar. Its original description reports four localities and bats in torpor during cooler months; partial migration is only a possibility.

• Sandy Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus arenarius

  This bat was described from Kenya. It has a dark-brown back and greyish underparts; specimens were collected in a crevice among granite boulders and near acacia trees.

• Madagascar Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus brachytragos

  This small bat is recorded in northwestern Madagascar. Its relatively short fur is brown on the back, with dark buff tips on the belly hairs. Records include dry forest and riverine gallery forest in limestone massifs.

• Ryukyu Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus fuscus

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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.