IRMNG - Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875

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Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875

IRMNG_ID

11922445 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11922445)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Chiroptera

Direct children (4)

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Genus Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Genus Miniopteris Gray, 1849 accepted as Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Genus Minneopterus Lampe, 1900 accepted as Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Genus Minyopterus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Formerly included in Vespertilionidae, e.g. in McKenna & Bell, 1997 (as subfamily) and Wilson & Reeder, 2005; reinstated as...

Taxonomic remark Formerly included in Vespertilionidae, e.g. in McKenna & Bell, 1997 (as subfamily) and Wilson & Reeder, 2005; reinstated as family by Miller-Butterworth et al., 2007. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11922445 on 2025-04-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2022-05-01 03:02:26Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (6)
Notes (1)

basis of record Miller-Butterworth, C. M.; Murphy, W. J.; O'Brien, S. J.; Jacobs, D. S.; Springer, M. S.; Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24(7): 1553-1561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msm076 [details]

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.
note: as subfamily (Miniopterinae) [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

extant flag source Miller-Butterworth, C. M.; Murphy, W. J.; O'Brien, S. J.; Jacobs, D. S.; Springer, M. S.; Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24(7): 1553-1561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msm076 [details]

habitat flag source Miller-Butterworth, C. M.; Murphy, W. J.; O'Brien, S. J.; Jacobs, D. S.; Springer, M. S.; Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24(7): 1553-1561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msm076 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Formerly included in Vespertilionidae, e.g. in McKenna & Bell, 1997 (as subfamily) and Wilson & Reeder, 2005; reinstated as family by Miller-Butterworth et al., 2007. [details]