Miniopterus
Miniopterus, known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus had been placed in its own subfamily among the vespertilionid bats, as Miniopterinae, but is now classified as its own family.
| Miniopterus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Common bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Superfamily: | Vespertilionoidea |
| Family: | Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875 |
| Genus: | Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Vespertilio ursinii Bonaparte, 1837 | |
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