NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Little Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus australis Tomes, 1858
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The little bent-wing bat or little long-fingered bat (Miniopterus australis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu.
Wikipedia contributors, Little bent-wing bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:47:19.454779+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Miniopterus australis Tomes, 1858
- Name authority
- Tomes, 1858
- Common name
- Little Long-fingered Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Miniopteridae
- Genus
- Miniopterus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyMiniopteridae Dobson, 1875
- genusMiniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
- speciesMiniopterus australis Tomes, 1858
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Miniopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| African Long-fingered BatMiniopterus africanus Sanborn, 1936 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Long-fingered BatMiniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ryukyu Long-fingered BatMiniopterus fuscus Bonhote, 1902 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Griffiths's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus griffithsi Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis & Appleton, 2010 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Long-fingered BatMiniopterus magnater Sanborn, 1931 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mahafaly Long-fingered BatMiniopterus mahafaliensis Goodman, Maminirina, Bradman, Christidis & Appleton, 2009 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Major's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus majori Thomas, 1906 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Intermediate Long-fingered BatMiniopterus medius Thomas & Wroughton, 1909 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mozambican Long-fingered BatMiniopterus mossambicus Monadjem, Goodman, Stanley & Appleton, 2013 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Newton's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus newtoni Bocage, 1889 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallid Long-fingered BatMiniopterus pallidus Thomas, 1907 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peterson's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus petersoni Goodman, Ramasindrazana, Maminirina, Schoeman & Appleton, 2011 | MiniopteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Miniopterus australis tibialis Tomes, 1858 Tomes, 1858 | synonym |
| Miniopterus solomonensis Maeda, 1982 Maeda, 1982 | synonym |
| Miniopterus tibialis Tomes, 1858 Tomes, 1858 | synonym |
| Miniopterus australis australis Tomes, 1858 Tomes, 1858 | synonym |
| Miniopterus australis solomonensis Maeda, 1982 Maeda, 1982 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=632177 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43JRY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.