Miniopterus es un género de murciélagos microquirópteros de la superfamilia Vespertilionoidea, constituye él solo la familia Miniopteridae. Hace poco se elevó el estatus de la subfamilia Miniopterinae tras un minucioso estudio de ADN nuclear; la conclusión es que los minioptéridos forman un clado con los vespertiliónidos y ambos con los molósidos, sus parientes más próximos.Miller-Butterworth, C., Murphy, W., O'Brien, S., Jacobs, D., Springer, M. and Teeling, E. 2007. A family matter: Conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(7):1553–1561.
Especies Se reconocen las siguientes:GOODMAN, S.M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; WEYENETH, N.; BRADMAN, H.M.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; RUEDI, M.; APPLETON, B. (2009). The use of molecular and morphological characters to resolve the taxonomic identity of cryptic species: the case of Miniopterus manavi (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae). Zoologica Scripta 38: 339-363.GOODMAN, S.M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; BRADMAN, H.M.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; APPLETON, B. (2009). The use of molecular phylogenetic and morphological tools to identify cryptic and paraphyletic species: examples from the diminutive long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae: Miniopterus) on Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3669: 34pp.GOODMAN, S.M.; RAMASINDRAZANA, B.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; SCHOEMAN, M.C.; APPLETON, B. (2011). Morphological, bioacoustical, and genetic variation in Miniopterus bats from eastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2880: 1-19.TIAN, L.; LIANG, B.; MAEDA, K.; METZNER, W.; ZHANG, S. (2004). Molecular studies on the classification of Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Folia Zoologica 53 (3): 303–311.APPLETON B.R.; MCKENZIE J.A.; CHIRSTIDIS L. (2004). Molecular Systematics and Biogeography of the Bentwing Bat Complex Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 431–439.GOODMAN, S.M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; BRADMAN, H.M.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; APPLETON, B.R. 2010. Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, M. griffithsi. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48 (1): 75-86.JUSTE, J.; FERRÁNDEZ, A.; FA, J.E.; MASEFIELD, W.; IBÁÑEZ, C. (2007). Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of São Tomé, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA. Acta Chiropterologica 9 (1): 27-37.CHURCHILL, S. Australian Bats. 2ª ed. Allen & Unwin, 2009. 256 p.ŠRÁMEK, J.; GVOZDIK, V.; BENDA, P. (2013) Hidden diversity in bent-winged bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) of the Western Palaearctic and adjacent regions: implications for taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 167:1, 165-190.GOODMAN, S. M.; BRADMAN, H. M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; RYAN, K. E.; CHRISTIDIS, L. L.; APPLETON, B. (2008). A new species of Miniopterus (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from lowland southeastern Madagascar. Mammalian Biology 73(3): 199-213.GOODMAN, S. M.; RYAN, K. E.; MAMINIRINA, C. P.; FAHR, J.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; APPLETON, B. (2007). Specific status of populations on Madagascar referred to Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 1216-1229.FAHR, J.; DJOSSA, B.A.; VIERHAUS, H. (2006). Rapid assessment of bats (Chiroptera) in Déré, Diécké and Mt. Béro classified forests, southeastern Guinea; including a review of the distribution of bats in Guinée Forestière. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 40: 168–180, 245–247.Monadjem, A., Goodman, S.M., Stanley, W.T. & Appleton, B. 2013. A cryptic new species of Miniopterus from south-eastern Africa based on molecular and morphological characters. Zootaxa 3746 (1): 123–142.Puechmaille, S.J., Allegrini, B., Benda, P., Gürün, K., Šrámek, J., Ibáñez, C., Juste, J. & Bilgin, R. 2014. A new species of the Miniopterus schreibersii species complex (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from the Maghreb Region, North Africa. Zootaxa 3794: 108-124.
Miniopterus aelleni . Miniopterus africanus [considerada sinónimo de M. inflatus.Happold, M. In press. Miniopterus inflatus. In: D.C.D. Happold and M. Happold (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands]. Miniopterus australis . Miniopterus brachytragos . Miniopterus egeri . Miniopterus fraterculus . Miniopterus fuliginosus . Miniopterus fuscus . Miniopterus gleni . Miniopterus griffithsi . Miniopterus griveaudi . Miniopterus inflatus . Miniopterus macrocneme . Miniopterus maghrebensis . Miniopterus magnater . Miniopterus mahafaliensis . Miniopterus majori . Miniopterus manavi . Miniopterus medius . Miniopterus minor . Miniopterus mossambicus . Miniopterus natalensis . Miniopterus newtoni . Miniopterus oceanensis . Miniopterus orianae . Miniopterus pallidus . Miniopterus paululus . Miniopterus petersoni . Miniopterus pusillus . Miniopterus robustior . Miniopterus schreibersii . Miniopterus shortridgei . Miniopterus sororculus . Miniopterus srinii B. Srinivasulu & A. Srinivasulu, 2023. †Miniopterus tao Miniopterus tristis . Miniopterus villiersi . †Miniopterus zapfei
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Miniopterus en "Fauna ibérica; mamíferos". Ángel Cabrera Latorre. 1914. Facsímil electrónico.
Categoría:Miniopterinae Categoría:Taxones descritos por George Edward Dobson Categoría:Géneros de murciélagos