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When only one species was found, it was not easy to assign it to one of the two species with certainty. Currently, M. inflatus is considered a paraphyletic species complex that must be studied genetically to resolve taxonomic status of all its components. In this sense, populations in Ethiopia , Somalia , and Kenya that were considered M. inflatus africanus have recently been elevated to the species rank. Similarly, the population of Upper Guinea Highlands ( Guinea , Liberia , Ivory Coast ) probably represents a genetically differentiated species still to be described. Polytypic, but taxonomy requires reassessment.; [batnames2022] Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995), and Juste et al. (2007).; [MDD2022] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [IUCN]  South Africa The currently recognized Miniopterus inflatus is probably a complex of morphologically similar species. Meester et al. (1986) recognised two subspecies, one of which occurs in southern Africa, M. i. rufus (Sanborn 1936). Similarly, Juste et al. (2007) recognise M. africanus as distinct from M. inflatus . Molecular data suggest that this species’ closest relative in southern Africa is M. fraterculus (Miller-Butterworth et al. 2005). Molecular research may reveal M. inflatus to be endemic or near endemic to the assessment region (A. Monadjem pers. comm. 2016).; [batnames2023] Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995), and Juste et al. (2007).; [MDD2023] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [batnames2025_1.7] Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995), and Juste et al. (2007).; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae						africanus, rufus.	inflatus, rufus, africanus	inflatus, rufus				inflatus, rufus		inflatus, rufus	 South Africa The currently recognized Miniopterus inflatus is probably a complex of morphologically similar species. Meester et al. (1986) recognised two subspecies, one of which occurs in southern Africa, M. i. rufus (Sanborn 1936). Similarly, Juste et al. (2007) recognise M. africanus as distinct from M. inflatus . Molecular data suggest that this species’ closest relative in southern Africa is M. fraterculus (Miller-Butterworth et al. 2005). Molecular research may reveal M. inflatus to be endemic or near endemic to the assessment region (A. Monadjem pers. comm. 2016).	inflatus, rufus		inflatus, rufus 	inflatus, rufus 	inflatus, rufus		inflatus O. Thomas, 1903|rufus Sanborn, 1936		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Greater long-fingered bat	Cameroun – Somalia, Zambia, Mozambique	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Miniopterus inflatus	Cameroon, Efulen.	Thomas	1903	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12:634.	Distribution: Ranging from Liberia to Ethiopia and south to Namibia and Mozambique.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Greater long-fingered bat	Liberia – Somalia, Madagascar, Zambia, Mozambique,	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Thomas	1903	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12:634.		Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, E and S Zaire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique, Burundi, Liberia, perhaps Nigeria. W African distribution uncertain because of confusion with schreibersi.	Cameroon, Efulen.		THOMAS	1903	Size fairly large (forearm length, 45-51 mm; condylobasal length, 15-17 mm). Braincase relatively broad.	Distribution: Ranging from Liberia to Ethiopia and south to Namibia and Mozambique.	Three subspecies are currently recognized:	M. i. inflatus (Liberia to Gabon), M. i. rufus (Zaire to Kenya), M. i. africanus (Ethiopia to Namibia and Mozambique).	134	species	M. inflatus	THOMAS	1903	Miniopterus	genus	Miniopterus inflatus				Size fairly large (forearm length, 45-51 mm; condylobasal length, 15-17 mm). Braincase relatively broad.	Three subspecies are currently recognized:		10. M. inflatus THOMAS 1903 [inflatus group],	10	_M. i. inflatus_ Thomas, 1903; _M. i. rufus_ Sanborn, 1936			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Vespertilionidae	Miniopterinae		Miniopterus inflatus	Miniopterus		inflatus	Thomas		1903		Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7	12		634		Greater Long-fingered Bat	Cameroon, Efulen.	Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, E and S Dem. Rep. Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique, Liberia, perhaps Nigeria. W African distribution uncertain because of confusion with schreibersii.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	rufus Sanborn, 1936.	Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995).	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When only one species was found, it was not easy to assign it to one of the two species with certainty. Currently, M. inflatus is considered a paraphyletic species complex that must be studied genetically to resolve taxonomic status of all its components. In this sense, populations in Ethiopia , Somalia , and Kenya that were considered M. inflatus africanus have recently been elevated to the species rank. Similarly, the population of Upper Guinea Highlands ( Guinea , Liberia , Ivory Coast ) probably represents a genetically differentiated species still to be described. Polytypic, but taxonomy requires reassessment.	Disjunct distribution on much of sub-Saharan Africa, but predominantly in C Africa ( Cameroon , Central African Republic , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Republic of the Congo , DR Congo ) and E Africa ( Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Kenya , Tanzania ), also in scattered localities in W Africa ( Guinea , Liberia , Nigeria ) and S Africa ( Namibia , Zimbabwe , Mozambique ).	Head—body ¢.57-63 mm, tail 48-57 mm, ear 9-13-5 mm, hindfoot 7-11 mm, forearm 45-4-48-9 mm; weight 9-9-16 g. Pelage of the Greater Long-fingered Bat is dense and silky and varies dorsally from dark blackish brown, through reddish brown to grayish brown, being always paler on venter. Hairs are faintly bicolored and slightly paler at tips. Wing membranes and uropatagium are dark brown to black. Basal one-quarter to one-half of uropatagium is dorsally covered with downy hairs, sometimes extending further posteriorly to tail. Ears are small, and tragus (4-7-5 mm) is relatively long, with parallel margins, rounded tip, and small indication of basal lobe.	Variety of habitats including lowland and upland rainforests, apparently also arid open Acacia ( Fabaceae ) savannas (mean annual rainfall less than 300 mm in Namibia ), and different types of intermediate woodlands and savannas. Most frequently associated with montane habitats like rainforests in Gabon at elevations of ¢.500-600 m and on Mount Cameroon up to 2200 m , Upper Guinean forest at 500-1200 m, Afromontane forests of Rwanda and Uganda up to 2200 m , and Namibian mountains higher than 1000 m .	There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats mainly eat soft insects captured in flight.	The Greater Long-fingered Bat is seasonally monoestrous in north-eastern Gabon , very close to the equator ( 0° 4’ N ), and in a high rainforest area with little marked seasons and no variation in photoperiod. Taking into account birth dates,it should be considered to an austral reproductive cycle. Estrus and mating take place in the beginning of July, and by the end of July, the embryo has already implanted (no delayed implantation). In August-September, all females are pregnant, and births take place simultaneously in October. Gestation and lactation together last for ¢.6 months. InJanuary—July, neither pregnant nor lactating females were noted. Births of a single young are synchronized in each colony and with very little variation among colonies. Females meet during pregnancy in a particular cave where the breeding colony is established until young can fly and leave the colony. Males are sexually dormant in October-February. By mid-April, spermatogenesis occurs, but the related glands (epididymides) are not yet developed. By mid-July, spermatogenesis ends, and epididymides are fully developed and functional. In Kenya , males were sexually dormant in March and early April.	In north-eastern Gabon , with constant twelve-hour long day/ night periods, activity starts inside the roost c¢.15 minutes before emergence starts at c.18:00 h. Emergence peaks in total darkness at c¢.18:30 h. The cave remains empty (except during lactation) until 02:30 h when the first individuals start returning; this lasts until ¢.04:00 h. Return begins in smaller colonies earlier, possibly because they do not have to move away as far from the roost. All individuals forage every night. They mostly roost in caves and old mines during the day but also in small holes and crevices in rocks. Roosts have relatively high relative humidity (75-100%), even in arid environments. Based on their wing morphology, these bats fly in open, uncluttered places including clearings, above canopy trees, and over water. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals, with peak frequency of 44-7 kHz and durations of 2-3 milliseconds.	In a colony in north-eastern Gabon , seasonal population structure was largely similar to that of other species of Miniopterus in temperate and subtropical zones. Each population uses a network of roosts (caves) throughout the year. During pregnancy and lactation, females gather in a specific maternity cave in which the colony’s nursery is formed, which can have up to 40,000 individuals. Outside this period, individuals are found in small, scattered groups that move very often among roosts, demonstrating that all bats know the network of shelters. Outside of this geographical area, Greater Long-fingered Bats form small groups (up to a maximum of 50 individuals in Namibia ), which might be because no nursery colonies have been found or because these small groups might be another species with different population strategies than those in the inflatus species complex.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.	Baeten et al. (1984) | Bates et al. (2013) | Brosset (1966b, 1969) | Brosset & Saint Girons (1980) | Churchill et al. (1997) | Fahr et al. (2006) | Happold, M. (2013bn) | Hill (1968a, 1982b) | Jones (1971) | Kityo & Kerbis Peterhans (1996) | Koopman et al. (1995) | Kruskop & Lavrenchenko (2008) | MillerButterworth et al. (2005) | Monadjem, Richards & Denys (2016) | Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010) | Neves et al. (2018) | Onyango et al. (1995) | Reardon & Schoeman (2017) | Rosevear (1965) | Thomas (1903d) | Wolton et al. (1982)	https://zenodo.org/record/5735258/files/figure.png	19. Greater Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus inflatus French: Minioptére a couronne / German: GroéRRere Langflligelfledermaus / Spanish: Miniéptero gigante Other common names: Greater Bent-winged Bat Taxonomy. Miniopterus inflatus Thomas, 1903 , “Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon ].” All large African Miniopterus were traditionally included in M. inflatus , regardless of their origin. At localities where two species of Miniopterus of medium to large size could be differentiated and despite overlap usually found in their sizes, the larger was considered M. inflatus and the smaller M. schreibersii natalensis . When only one species was found, it was not easy to assign it to one of the two species with certainty. Currently, M. inflatus is considered a paraphyletic species complex that must be studied genetically to resolve taxonomic status of all its components. In this sense, populations in Ethiopia , Somalia , and Kenya that were considered M. inflatus africanus have recently been elevated to the species rank. Similarly, the population of Upper Guinea Highlands ( Guinea , Liberia , Ivory Coast ) probably represents a genetically differentiated species still to be described. Polytypic, but taxonomy requires reassessment. Distribution. Disjunct distribution on much of sub-Saharan Africa, but predominantly in C Africa ( Cameroon , Central African Republic , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Republic of the Congo , DR Congo ) and E Africa ( Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Kenya , Tanzania ), also in scattered localities in W Africa ( Guinea , Liberia , Nigeria ) and S Africa ( Namibia , Zimbabwe , Mozambique ). Descriptive notes. Head—body ¢.57-63 mm, tail 48-57 mm, ear 9-13-5 mm, hindfoot 7-11 mm, forearm 45-4-48-9 mm; weight 9-9-16 g. Pelage of the Greater Long-fingered Bat is dense and silky and varies dorsally from dark blackish brown, through reddish brown to grayish brown, being always paler on venter. Hairs are faintly bicolored and slightly paler at tips. Wing membranes and uropatagium are dark brown to black. Basal one-quarter to one-half of uropatagium is dorsally covered with downy hairs, sometimes extending further posteriorly to tail. Ears are small, and tragus (4-7-5 mm) is relatively long, with parallel margins, rounded tip, and small indication of basal lobe. Habitat. Variety of habitats including lowland and upland rainforests, apparently also arid open Acacia ( Fabaceae ) savannas (mean annual rainfall less than 300 mm in Namibia ), and different types of intermediate woodlands and savannas. Most frequently associated with montane habitats like rainforests in Gabon at elevations of ¢.500-600 m and on Mount Cameroon up to 2200 m , Upper Guinean forest at 500-1200 m, Afromontane forests of Rwanda and Uganda up to 2200 m , and Namibian mountains higher than 1000 m . Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats mainly eat soft insects captured in flight. Breeding. The Greater Long-fingered Bat is seasonally monoestrous in north-eastern Gabon , very close to the equator ( 0° 4’ N ), and in a high rainforest area with little marked seasons and no variation in photoperiod. Taking into account birth dates,it should be considered to an austral reproductive cycle. Estrus and mating take place in the beginning of July, and by the end of July, the embryo has already implanted (no delayed implantation). In August-September, all females are pregnant, and births take place simultaneously in October. Gestation and lactation together last for ¢.6 months. InJanuary—July, neither pregnant nor lactating females were noted. Births of a single young are synchronized in each colony and with very little variation among colonies. Females meet during pregnancy in a particular cave where the breeding colony is established until young can fly and leave the colony. Males are sexually dormant in October-February. By mid-April, spermatogenesis occurs, but the related glands (epididymides) are not yet developed. By mid-July, spermatogenesis ends, and epididymides are fully developed and functional. In Kenya , males were sexually dormant in March and early April. Activity patterns. In north-eastern Gabon , with constant twelve-hour long day/ night periods, activity starts inside the roost c¢.15 minutes before emergence starts at c.18:00 h. Emergence peaks in total darkness at c¢.18:30 h. The cave remains empty (except during lactation) until 02:30 h when the first individuals start returning; this lasts until ¢.04:00 h. Return begins in smaller colonies earlier, possibly because they do not have to move away as far from the roost. All individuals forage every night. They mostly roost in caves and old mines during the day but also in small holes and crevices in rocks. Roosts have relatively high relative humidity (75-100%), even in arid environments. Based on their wing morphology, these bats fly in open, uncluttered places including clearings, above canopy trees, and over water. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals, with peak frequency of 44-7 kHz and durations of 2-3 milliseconds. Movements, Home range and Social organization. In a colony in north-eastern Gabon , seasonal population structure was largely similar to that of other species of Miniopterus in temperate and subtropical zones. Each population uses a network of roosts (caves) throughout the year. During pregnancy and lactation, females gather in a specific maternity cave in which the colony’s nursery is formed, which can have up to 40,000 individuals. Outside this period, individuals are found in small, scattered groups that move very often among roosts, demonstrating that all bats know the network of shelters. Outside of this geographical area, Greater Long-fingered Bats form small groups (up to a maximum of 50 individuals in Namibia ), which might be because no nursery colonies have been found or because these small groups might be another species with different population strategies than those in the inflatus species complex. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Baeten et al. (1984), Bates et al. (2013), Brosset (1966b, 1969), Brosset & Saint Girons (1980), Churchill et al. (1997), Fahr et al. (2006), Happold, M. (2013bn), Hill (1968a, 1982b), Jones (1971), Kityo & Kerbis Peterhans (1996), Koopman et al. (1995), Kruskop & Lavrenchenko (2008), MillerButterworth et al. (2005), Monadjem, Richards & Denys (2016), Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010), Neves et al. (2018), Onyango et al. (1995), Reardon & Schoeman (2017), Rosevear (1965), Thomas (1903d), Wolton et al. (1982).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Miniopteridae	Miniopterus inflatus	Miniopterus		inflatus	Thomas	1903	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 12: 634	Greater Long-fingered Bat	<b> rufus </b> Sanborn, 1936.	Cameroon, Efulen.	Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, E and S Dem. Rep. Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique, Liberia, perhaps Nigeria. W African distribution uncertain because of confusion with schreibersii.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995), and Juste et al. (2007).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Miniopterus inflatus	23	Greater Long-fingered Bat	Greater Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MINIOPTERIDAE	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	inflatus	O. Thomas	1903	0	Miniopterus_inflatus	Thomas, O. (1903). Three new bats from Cameroons, discovered by Mr. G. L. Bates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 12, 634.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94944#page/668/mode/1up	BM 1903.2.4.8		"Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."			inflatus O. Thomas, 1903|rufus Sanborn, 1936	moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae	Miller-Butterworth, C. M., Murphy, W. J., O'Brien, S. J., Jacobs, D. S., Springer, M. S., & Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24(7), 1553-1561.	Cameroon|Central African Republic|Equatorial Guinea|Gabon|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Uganda|Rwanda|Burundi|Kenya|Tanzania|Guinea|Liberia|Nigeria|Namibia|Zimbabwe|Mozambique	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_inflatus	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_inflatus	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	13565	Miniopterus inflatus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MINIOPTERIDAE	Miniopterus	inflatus	Thomas, 1903	 South Africa The currently recognized Miniopterus inflatus is probably a complex of morphologically similar species. Meester et al. (1986) recognised two subspecies, one of which occurs in southern Africa, M. i. rufus (Sanborn 1936). Similarly, Juste et al. (2007) recognise M. africanus as distinct from M. inflatus . Molecular data suggest that this species’ closest relative in southern Africa is M. fraterculus (Miller-Butterworth et al. 2005). Molecular research may reveal M. inflatus to be endemic or near endemic to the assessment region (A. Monadjem pers. comm. 2016).	20000000	Miniopterus inflatus	Least Concern		2017	2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category	Although this species has been recorded from tropical moist forest, Skinner and Cimimba (2005) suggest that the availability of roosting sites (caves and similar habitats) and a plentiful food supply are more important to this species than the vegetational association. It roosts in small numbers, with Churchill et al. (1997) reporting a cluster of 50 animals.	There do not appear to be any major threats to this species. Some roosting caves are disturbed by tourism activities.	This is generally considered to be a locally rare species, although it can be common in some areas.	Unknown	This species has been patchily recorded over much of sub-Saharan Africa, It has been reported from Liberia and Guinea in West Africa; from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa; from Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa; and from Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique in southern Africa. The distribution of this species is somewhat unclear due to confusion with records of Miniopterus schreibersii (Simmons 2005).		Terrestrial	This species has been recorded from a number of protected areas. There is a need to limit disturbance of important roosting caves. Further studies are needed into the distribution of this species in West Africa.	Afrotropical		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Miniopteridae	Miniopterus		inflatus	Thomas	1903	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 12: 634	Greater Long-fingered Bat	<b> rufus </b> Sanborn, 1936.	Cameroon, Efulen.	Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, E and S Dem. Rep. Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique, Liberia, perhaps Nigeria. W African distribution uncertain because of confusion with schreibersii.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995), and Juste et al. (2007).	Miniopterus inflatus	1005116	23	Greater Long-fingered Bat	Greater Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	inflatus	O. Thomas	1903	0	Miniopterus_inflatus	Thomas, O. (1903). Three new bats from Cameroons, discovered by Mr. G. L. Bates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 12, 634.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94944#page/668/mode/1up	BM 1903.2.4.8		"Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."			inflatus O. Thomas, 1903|rufus Sanborn, 1936	moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae	Miller-Butterworth, C. M., Murphy, W. J., O'Brien, S. J., Jacobs, D. S., Springer, M. S., & Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24(7), 1553-1561.				Cameroon|Central African Republic|Equatorial Guinea|Gabon|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Uganda|Rwanda|Burundi|Kenya|Tanzania|Guinea|Liberia|Nigeria|Namibia|Zimbabwe|Mozambique	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_inflatus	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_inflatus	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Miniopterus_inflatus	1005116	23	Greater Long-fingered Bat	Greater Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	inflatus	O. Thomas	0	Miniopterus inflatus	Thomas, O. 1903-12-01. Three new bats from the Cameroons, discovered by Mr. G.L. Bates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)12(72):633-635.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993404	BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.8	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/289e205e-3b94-4594-a596-4030c17d268f	"Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."			moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae	Miller-Butterworth, C. M., Murphy, W. J., O'Brien, S. J., Jacobs, D. S., Springer, M. S., & Teeling, E. C. (2007). A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24(7), 1553-1561.				Cameroon|Central African Republic|Equatorial Guinea|Gabon|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Uganda|Rwanda|Burundi|Kenya|Tanzania|Nigeria|Namibia|Zimbabwe|Mozambique	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_inflatus	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_inflatus	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Miniopteridae	Miniopterus		inflatus	Thomas	1903	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 12: 634	Greater Long-fingered Bat	rufus Sanborn, 1936.	Cameroon, Efulen.	Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, E and S Dem. Rep. Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique, Liberia, perhaps Nigeria. W African distribution uncertain because of confusion with schreibersii.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13565/22104819/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Koopman (1993, 1994) included africanus in this species, but see Peterson et al. (1995), and Juste et al. (2007).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Miniopterus inflatus; Miniopterus inflatus; Miniopterus inflatus; Miniopterus inflatus; Miniopterus inflatus; Miniopterus inflatus; inflatus; rufus; rufus; inflatus; rufus; Minioptére a couronne; GroéRRere Langflligelfledermaus; Miniépterogigante; Greater Bent-winged Bat; Greater Long-fingered Bat; Greater Bent-winged Bat; Greater Long-fingered Bat; Greater Long-fingered Bat; M. inflatus