# List of miniopterids

Miniopteridae is one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this family is called a miniopterid, a bent-winged bat, or long winged bat. They are found in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, primarily in caves, forests, shrubland, and grasslands, though some species can also be found in deserts or rocky areas. They range in size from the Shortridge's long-fingered bat, at 3 cm (1 in) plus a 3 cm (1 in) tail, to the great bent-winged bat, at 8 cm (3 in) plus a 7 cm (3 in) tail. Like all bats, miniopterids are capable of true and sustained flight, and have forearm lengths ranging from 3 cm (1 in) for many species to 6 cm (2 in) in the western bent-winged bat. They are all insectivorous and eat a variety of insects and spiders. No miniopterids have population estimates, though two species—the Loyalty bent-winged bat and Southeast Asian long-fingered bat—are categorized as endangered species.
The 31 extant species of Miniopteridae are all included in a single genus, Miniopterus. A few extinct prehistoric miniopterid species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.

## Conventions

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the miniopterid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted.

## Classification

The family Miniopteridae consists of a single genus, Miniopterus, containing 31 species.

## Miniopterids

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.
Genus Miniopterus – Bonaparte, 1837 – 31 species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
| Aellen's long-fingered bat | M. aelleni Goodman, Maminirina, Friedli-Weyeneth, Bradman, Christidis, Ruedi, & Appleton, 2010 | Northern Madagascar | Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest | LC  Unknown |
| African long-fingered bat | M. africanus Sanborn, 1936 | Kenya | Size: Unknown length 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest | DD  Unknown |
| Common bent-wing bat | M. schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) Twelve subspecies M. s. bassanii (Southern bent-wing bat) M. s. blepotis M. s. chinensis M. s. dasythrix M. s. eschscholtzii M. s. haradai M. s. japoniae M. s. oceanensis (Australasian bent-wing bat) M. s. orsinii M. s. parvipes M. s. schreibersii M. s. smitianus | Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia | Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves | VU  Unknown |
| Eger's long-fingered bat | M. egeri Goodman, Ramasindrazana, Maminirina, Schoeman, & Appleton, 2011 | Eastern Madagascar | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest | LC  Unknown |
| Glen's long-fingered bat | M. gleni Peterson, Egar, & Mitchell, 1995 | Madagascar | Size: About 7 cm (3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Caves and forest | LC  Unknown |
| Great bent-winged bat | M. tristis (Waterhouse, 1845) Five subspecies M. t. celebensis M. t. grandis M. t. insularis M. t. propritristis M. t. tristis | Southeastern Asia | Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Caves and forest | LC  Unknown |
| Greater long-fingered bat | M. inflatus Thomas, 1903 | Scattered Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Griffith's long-fingered bat | M. griffithsi Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & Appleton, 2010 | Southern Madagascar | Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and shrubland | DD  Unknown |
| Griveaud's long-fingered bat | M. griveaudi Harrison, 1959 | Northern and western Madagascar | Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Unknown | DD  Unknown |
| Intermediate long-fingered bat | M. medius Thomas & Wroughton, 1909 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Least long-fingered bat | M. minor Peters, 1866 Two subspecies M. m. minor M. m. occidentalis | Western and eastern Africa | Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Unknown | DD  Unknown |
| Lesser long-fingered bat | M. fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 | Southeastern Africa | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Little bent-wing bat | M. australis Tomes, 1858 Three subspecies M. a. australis M. a. solomonensis M. a. tibialis | Southeastern Asia and eastern Australia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Loyalty bent-winged bat | M. robustior Revilliod, 1914 | New Caledonia | Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | EN  Unknown |
| Madagascar long-fingered bat | M. brachytragos Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & Appleton, 2009 | Northern and western Madagascar | Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and rocky areas | LC  Unknown |
| Maghrebian bent-wing bat | M. maghrebensis Puechmaille, Allegrini, Benda, Gürün, Srámek, Ibañez, Juste, & Bilgin, 2014 | Northwestern Africa | Size: About 6 cm (2 in), plus about 6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and shrubland | NT  Unknown |
| Mahafaly long-fingered bat | M. mahafaliensis Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis, & Appleton, 2009 | Southern Madagascar | Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Rocky areas, shrubland, and forest | LC  Unknown |
| Major's long-fingered bat | M. majori Thomas, 1906 | Madagascar | Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Manavi long-fingered bat | M. manavi Thomas, 1906 | Central Madagascar | Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest, rocky areas, and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Montagne d'Ambre long-fingered bat | M. ambohitrensis Goodman & Ramasindrazana, 2015 | Northern Madagascar | Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 4–5 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest | LC  Unknown |
| Natal long-fingered bat | M. natalensis Smith, 1834 Two subspecies M. n. arenarius M. n. natalensis | Southern and eastern Africa and Arabian Peninsula | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, caves, and desert | LC  Unknown |
| Newton's long-fingered bat | M. newtoni Bocage, 1889 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Size: About 5 cm (2 in), plus about 4 cm (2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest | DD  Unknown |
| Pale bent-wing bat | M. pallidus Thomas, 1907 | Western Asia | Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Caves and desert | NT  Unknown |
| Peterson's long-fingered bat | M. petersoni Goodman, Bradman, Maminirina, Ryan, Christidis, & Appleton, 2008 | Southeastern Madagascar | Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest | DD  Unknown |
| Philippine long-fingered bat | M. paululus Hollister, 1913 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Shortridge's long-fingered bat | M. shortridgei Laurie & Hill, 1957 | Indonesia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Unknown | DD  Unknown |
| Small bent-winged bat | M. pusillus Dobson, 1876 | Southeastern Asia | Size: 3–5 cm (1–2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Small melanesian long-fingered bat | M. macrocneme Revilliod, 1914 | New Caledonia and New Guinea | Size: 4–5 cm (2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and caves | LC  Unknown |
| Sororcula long-fingered bat | M. sororculus Goodman, Ryan, Maminirina, Fahr, Christidis, & Appleton, 2007 | Madagascar | Size: 5–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas | LC  Unknown |
| Southeast Asian long-fingered bat | M. fuscus Bonhote, 1902 | Japan | Size: 4–6 cm (2 in), plus 5–6 cm (2 in) tail 4–5 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, and caves | EN  Unknown |
| Western bent-winged bat | M. magnater Sanborn, 1931 Two subspecies M. m. macrodens M. m. magnater | Southeastern Asia | Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in), plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail 4–6 cm (2 in) forearm length Habitat: Forest and caves | LC  Unknown |