Greater long-fingered bat

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Greater long-fingered bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species:
M. inflatus
Binomial name
Miniopterus inflatus
Thomas, 1903

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. [3] This species is one of three bat species known to catch fish.

The greater long-fingered bat is a natural host to the blood parasite Polychromophilus melanipherus which is related to malaria-causing parasites. [4]

The greater long-fingered bats possesses unique inner ear adaptation that improves its echolocation capability, especially in such complicated environments as caves and closed forest. [5]

References

  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.
  2. ↑ 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, Ostaizka; Garin, Inazio; Alberdi, Antton; Salsamendi, Egoitz; Baagøe, Hans; Aihartza, Joxerra (2013). "Fishing Long-Fingered Bats (Myotis capaccinii) Prey Regularly upon Exotic Fish". PLoS ONE. 8 (11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080163 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMID   24312200.
  4. ↑ Obame-Nkoghe, Judicaël; Rahola, Nil; Bourgarel, Mathieu; Yangari, Patrick; Prugnolle, Franck; Maganga, Gael Darren; Leroy, Eric-Maurice; Fontenille, Didier; Ayala, Diego; Paupy, Christophe (2016). "Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) infesting cave-dwelling bats in Gabon: diversity, dynamics and potential role in Polychromophilus melanipherus transmission". Parasites & Vectors. 9 (1). doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1625-z . ISSN   1756-3305. PMID   27286888.
  5. ↑ Sulser, R. Benjamin; Patterson, Bruce D.; Urban, Daniel J.; Neander, April I.; Luo, Zhe-Xi (2022-02-17). "Evolution of inner ear neuroanatomy of bats and implications for echolocation". Nature. 602 (7897): 449–454. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-04335-z. ISSN   0028-0836 . Retrieved 2025-12-16.



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