Peterson's long-fingered bat
Peterson's long-fingered bat (Miniopterus petersoni) is a bat in the genus Miniopterus which occurs in southeast Madagascar.[2] It was described by Steven M. Goodman et al. in 2008.[2] While M. petersoni is similar to M. sororculus, the two species are not closely related to each other, and possess a number of differing external and cranial characteristics.[2]
Peterson's long-fingered bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Miniopteridae |
Genus: | Miniopterus |
Species: | M. petersoni |
Binomial name | |
Miniopterus petersoni Goodman et al., 2008 | |
Miniopterus petersoni range |
References
- Jenkins, R.K.B.; Rakotoarivelo, A. (2019). "Miniopterus petersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T81633135A22035230.
- Goodman, Steven M; Bradman, Helen M; Maminirina, Claudette P; Ryan, Kate E; Christidis, Les L; Appleton, Belinda (2008), "A new species of Miniopterus (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from lowland southeastern Madagascar", Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 73 (3): 199, doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2007.12.003
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