Miniopterus_inflatus

Greater long-fingered bat

Greater long-fingered bat

Species of bat

The greater long-fingered bat (Miniopterus inflatus) is a species in the family Miniopteridae.[2] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It roosts in caves. The long-fingered bats diet consists of trawling fish. This species is one of three bat species known to catch fish.

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References

  1. [1]
    Monadjem, A.; Schlitter, D. (2017). "Miniopterus inflatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13565A22104819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13565A22104819.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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    Miller‐Butterworth, C. M., Eick, G., Jacobs, D. S., Schoeman, M. C., & Harley, E. H. (2005). Genetic and phenotypic differences between South African long‐fingered bats, with a global miniopterine phylogeny. Journal of Mammalogy, 86(6), 1121–1135. https://doi.org/10.1644/05-MAMM-A-021R1.1

3. Aizpurua, O., Garin, I., Alberdi, A., Salsamendi, E., Baagøe, H., & Aihartza, J. (2013). Fishing Long-Fingered Bats (Myotis capaccinii) Prey Regularly upon Exotic Fish. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e80163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080163


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