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line:xlsx:hash://sha256/181a039844a33e66a35a457b7ece741051086608e425a040051b79581d606b97!/Sheet1!/L648	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet	N/A	Miniopterus medius [synonym of]	Miniopterus pusillus [synonym of]	Miniopterus pusillus [synonym of]	Miniopterus pusillus macrocneme	Minopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopterus macrocneme		[MSW3] Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus/australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus, but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.; [HMW] Miniopterus macrocneme Revilliod in Sarasin & Roux, 1914 , “ Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands ].” Miniopterus macrocneme is in the australis species complex. It occasionally has been considered a subspecies of M. pusillus . Monotypic.; [batnames2022] Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus / australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus , but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.; [MDD2022] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [IUCN] Members of the Old World genus Miniopterus are among the most abundant bats in many parts of the Old World but they are extremely conservative in body form and ecology. Many species have been thought to have large geographic ranges, sometimes spanning multiple biogeographic regions of the world, but a different pattern has emerged from recent molecular studies that suggest higher species richness and patterns of regional endemicity (Appleton et al. 2004, Tian et al. 2004). There have been few other efforts to apply modern taxonomic methods using genetic markers to Miniopterus across South East Asia, Australasia and Melanesia, and consequently field identifications and museum labels for the entire regional group remain questionable. A genome-scale molecular systematic examination underway of the entire genus in this region has indicated that the current taxonomic arrangement of this regional assemblage is a poor approximation of the true diversity and phylogenetic structure of the group (S. Wiantoro and K.N. Armstrong in prep.). This study is providing: 1) an overall phylogenetic perspective of the major lineages of Indo-Australasian Miniopterus and a genetic framework for reassessing the species and their geographic boundaries, 2) resolution of most issues of nomenclature given the available species-level and subspecific names, and 3) development of reliable diagnostic tools to facilitate accurate species determinations in the future and to retrospectively identify specimens in museum collections. Until the various components of the work are published, the assessment of the conservation status of all South East Asian, Australasian and Melanesian Miniopterus should be regarded as highly preliminary. Miniopterus macrocneme is a relatively small species, but is apparently slightly larger with longer tibia (&gt;17.0 mm) than Miniopterus australis (Bonaccorso 1998). However, as with most Indo-Australasian Miniopterus , the morphological variation used to delineate species has not be assessed in the context of patterns from genetic markers that give a better understanding of species boundaries. There are additional issues with its diagnosis from other similar-sized taxa in the region. For example, Hill (1983) suggested that all Papua New Guinea records of M. medius should be considered as the subspecies M. (pusillus ) macrocneme. Until the necessary taxonomic work has been completed, it is assumed here that Miniopterus macrocneme extends over much of the island of New Guinea and across Melanesia.; [batnames2023] Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus / australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus , but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.; [MDD2023] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [batnames2025_1.7] Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus/australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus, but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae														macrocneme	Members of the Old World genus Miniopterus are among the most abundant bats in many parts of the Old World but they are extremely conservative in body form and ecology. Many species have been thought to have large geographic ranges, sometimes spanning multiple biogeographic regions of the world, but a different pattern has emerged from recent molecular studies that suggest higher species richness and patterns of regional endemicity (Appleton et al. 2004, Tian et al. 2004). There have been few other efforts to apply modern taxonomic methods using genetic markers to Miniopterus across South East Asia, Australasia and Melanesia, and consequently field identifications and museum labels for the entire regional group remain questionable. A genome-scale molecular systematic examination underway of the entire genus in this region has indicated that the current taxonomic arrangement of this regional assemblage is a poor approximation of the true diversity and phylogenetic structure of the group (S. Wiantoro and K.N. Armstrong in prep.). This study is providing: 1) an overall phylogenetic perspective of the major lineages of Indo-Australasian Miniopterus and a genetic framework for reassessing the species and their geographic boundaries, 2) resolution of most issues of nomenclature given the available species-level and subspecific names, and 3) development of reliable diagnostic tools to facilitate accurate species determinations in the future and to retrospectively identify specimens in museum collections. Until the various components of the work are published, the assessment of the conservation status of all South East Asian, Australasian and Melanesian Miniopterus should be regarded as highly preliminary. Miniopterus macrocneme is a relatively small species, but is apparently slightly larger with longer tibia (&gt;17.0 mm) than Miniopterus australis (Bonaccorso 1998). However, as with most Indo-Australasian Miniopterus , the morphological variation used to delineate species has not be assessed in the context of patterns from genetic markers that give a better understanding of species boundaries. There are additional issues with its diagnosis from other similar-sized taxa in the region. For example, Hill (1983) suggested that all Papua New Guinea records of M. medius should be considered as the subspecies M. (pusillus ) macrocneme. Until the necessary taxonomic work has been completed, it is assumed here that Miniopterus macrocneme extends over much of the island of New Guinea and across Melanesia.			macrocneme 	macrocneme 			macrocneme Revilliod, 1914						N/A																																								NA			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		Minopterus macrocneme	Minopterus		macrocneme	Revilliod		1914		In Sarasin and Roux, Nova Caledonia, A. Zool.	1		360		Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	New Guinea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.	IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001).		Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus/australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus, but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.	E84887F9FFD0D65E0F3AFCE919123DB7	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Miniopteridae_674.pdf.imf	hash://md5/1471ff81ffd6d6580a4affec112f3619	697	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/E8/48/87/E84887F9FFD0D65E0F3AFCE919123DB7.xml	Miniopterus macrocneme	Miniopteridae	Miniopterus	macrocneme	Revilliod	1914	Minioptére de Mélanésie @fr | Kleine Melanesische Langfligelfledermaus @de | Miniéptero de @es | Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat @en	Miniopterus macrocneme Revilliod in Sarasin & Roux, 1914 , “ Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands ].” Miniopterus macrocneme is in the australis species complex. It occasionally has been considered a subspecies of M. pusillus . Monotypic.	New Guinea , Admiralty Is ( Manus ), Bismarck Archipelago ( New Britain and New Ireland Is), Louisiade Archipelago (Trobriand, Woodlark, and Misima Is), Solomon Is (Choiseul, New Georgia , Mbanika, and San Cristobal ), Vanuatu Is, and New Caledonia (including Loyalty Is).	Head—body 41-6-48 mm,tail 40-5-54 mm, ear 10-11-2 mm, forearm 39-6-45 mm; weight 7-5— 11 g . Dorsal and ventral pelage of the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat is uniform black. Dorsal surface of uropatagium is almost devoid of hairs. Ears are small, and tragus has parallel edges, with its distal one-half slightly curved forward and its convex outer edge smooth. In Melanesia, the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat occurs in sympatry with the Little Long-fingered Bat ( M. australis ) and the Loyalty Long-fingered Bat (M. robustior ), which are similar in size. Diagnostic characteristics that better differentiate the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat from the other species are the great developmentoftail and tibia (18-20-3 mm) and smooth edge of tragus, which is serrated in the Little Long-fingered Bat.	Wide variety of habitats from lowland tropical forests to subalpine grasslands from sea level to elevations of ¢. 3200 m . The Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat roosts in dry caves in New Guinea , and the largest colonies, with thousands of individuals, are found at elevations of 1500-2500 m, being rarer below 1500 m .	There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats feed mainly on soft insects captured in flight.	The Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat has the same annual reproductive cycle as the Little Long-fingered Bat, at least in New Caledonia , being seasonally monoestrous with one young per pregnancy. There seems to be no delay in implantation of the embryo. Pregnant females have been found in October-December. First lactating females appear in December, and lactating females are common in January.	The Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat is thought to be mainly nocturnal. It is strictly cave dwelling during the day, butit will use less protected shelters such as culverts as night roosts. Some individuals in Papua New Guinea occasionally take refuge in rock crevices at elevations of ¢. 2600 m where it can freeze. In these cases, individuals are isolated and enter daytime torporto save energy. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals, with peak frequencies of 42—45 kHz in New Caledonia .	In Papua New Guinea , the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat forms colonies of thousands of individuals. In New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands , it forms mixed colonies of hundreds and occasionally up to 1500 individuals with Little L.ong-fingered Bats and Loyalty LLong-fingered Bats.	Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. There is little information about population status, ecology, and distribution of the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat. The Telefol and Tifal people collectit for food on New Guinea . Additional research is needed to understand its conservation threats.	Bonaccorso (1998) | Bonaccorso & Reardon (2008c) | Hill (1971c¢) | Kirsch et al. (2002) | Peterson (1981) | Revilliod (1914) | Sanborn & Nicholson (1950) | Tate (1941e)	https://zenodo.org/record/5735238/files/figure.png	12. Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus macrocneme French: Minioptére de Mélanésie / German: Kleine Melanesische Langfligelfledermaus / Spanish: Miniéptero de Melanesia Other common names: Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat Taxonomy. Miniopterus macrocneme Revilliod in Sarasin & Roux, 1914 , “ Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands ].” Miniopterus macrocneme is in the australis species complex. It occasionally has been considered a subspecies of M. pusillus . Monotypic. Distribution. New Guinea , Admiralty Is ( Manus ), Bismarck Archipelago ( New Britain and New Ireland Is), Louisiade Archipelago (Trobriand, Woodlark, and Misima Is), Solomon Is (Choiseul, New Georgia , Mbanika, and San Cristobal ), Vanuatu Is, and New Caledonia (including Loyalty Is). Descriptive notes. Head—body 41-6-48 mm,tail 40-5-54 mm, ear 10-11-2 mm, forearm 39-6-45 mm; weight 7-5— 11 g . Dorsal and ventral pelage of the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat is uniform black. Dorsal surface of uropatagium is almost devoid of hairs. Ears are small, and tragus has parallel edges, with its distal one-half slightly curved forward and its convex outer edge smooth. In Melanesia, the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat occurs in sympatry with the Little Long-fingered Bat ( M. australis ) and the Loyalty Long-fingered Bat (M. robustior ), which are similar in size. Diagnostic characteristics that better differentiate the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat from the other species are the great developmentoftail and tibia (18-20-3 mm) and smooth edge of tragus, which is serrated in the Little Long-fingered Bat. Habitat. Wide variety of habitats from lowland tropical forests to subalpine grasslands from sea level to elevations of ¢. 3200 m . The Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat roosts in dry caves in New Guinea , and the largest colonies, with thousands of individuals, are found at elevations of 1500-2500 m, being rarer below 1500 m . Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats feed mainly on soft insects captured in flight. Breeding. The Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat has the same annual reproductive cycle as the Little Long-fingered Bat, at least in New Caledonia , being seasonally monoestrous with one young per pregnancy. There seems to be no delay in implantation of the embryo. Pregnant females have been found in October-December. First lactating females appear in December, and lactating females are common in January. Activity patterns. The Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat is thought to be mainly nocturnal. It is strictly cave dwelling during the day, butit will use less protected shelters such as culverts as night roosts. Some individuals in Papua New Guinea occasionally take refuge in rock crevices at elevations of ¢. 2600 m where it can freeze. In these cases, individuals are isolated and enter daytime torporto save energy. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals, with peak frequencies of 42—45 kHz in New Caledonia . Movements, Home range and Social organization. In Papua New Guinea , the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat forms colonies of thousands of individuals. In New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands , it forms mixed colonies of hundreds and occasionally up to 1500 individuals with Little L.ong-fingered Bats and Loyalty LLong-fingered Bats. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. There is little information about population status, ecology, and distribution of the Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat. The Telefol and Tifal people collectit for food on New Guinea . Additional research is needed to understand its conservation threats. Bibliography. Bonaccorso (1998), Bonaccorso & Reardon (2008c), Hill (1971c¢), Kirsch et al. (2002), Peterson (1981), Revilliod (1914), Sanborn & Nicholson (1950), Tate (1941e).	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 macrocneme	Miniopterus		macrocneme	Revilliod	1914	0	In Sarasin and Roux, Nova Caledonia, A. Zool.	0.2917	Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	None.	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	New Guinea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus / australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus , but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.	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 macrocneme	23	Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MINIOPTERIDAE	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	macrocneme	Revilliod	1914	0	Miniopterus_macrocneme	Revilliod, P. (1914). Les Mamifères de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des iles Loyalty. In Sarasin, F. & Roux, J. (eds.). Nova Caledonia. Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln. Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux iles Loyalty. A. Zoologie. (Vol1, L. IV). C. W. Kreidels Verlag, Wiesbaden, 360.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29836#page/442/mode/1up	NMB 1761, NMB 1762, NMB 1763, NMB 1764, NMB 1765, NMB 1766 [syntypes]		"Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands]."			macrocneme Revilliod, 1914	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.	Indonesia|Papua New Guinea|Solomon Islands|Vanuatu|New Caledonia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_macrocneme	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_macrocneme	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	136579	Miniopterus macrocneme	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MINIOPTERIDAE	Miniopterus	macrocneme	Revilliod, 1914	Members of the Old World genus Miniopterus are among the most abundant bats in many parts of the Old World but they are extremely conservative in body form and ecology. Many species have been thought to have large geographic ranges, sometimes spanning multiple biogeographic regions of the world, but a different pattern has emerged from recent molecular studies that suggest higher species richness and patterns of regional endemicity (Appleton et al. 2004, Tian et al. 2004). There have been few other efforts to apply modern taxonomic methods using genetic markers to Miniopterus across South East Asia, Australasia and Melanesia, and consequently field identifications and museum labels for the entire regional group remain questionable. A genome-scale molecular systematic examination underway of the entire genus in this region has indicated that the current taxonomic arrangement of this regional assemblage is a poor approximation of the true diversity and phylogenetic structure of the group (S. Wiantoro and K.N. Armstrong in prep.). This study is providing: 1) an overall phylogenetic perspective of the major lineages of Indo-Australasian Miniopterus and a genetic framework for reassessing the species and their geographic boundaries, 2) resolution of most issues of nomenclature given the available species-level and subspecific names, and 3) development of reliable diagnostic tools to facilitate accurate species determinations in the future and to retrospectively identify specimens in museum collections. Until the various components of the work are published, the assessment of the conservation status of all South East Asian, Australasian and Melanesian Miniopterus should be regarded as highly preliminary. Miniopterus macrocneme is a relatively small species, but is apparently slightly larger with longer tibia (&gt;17.0 mm) than Miniopterus australis (Bonaccorso 1998). However, as with most Indo-Australasian Miniopterus , the morphological variation used to delineate species has not be assessed in the context of patterns from genetic markers that give a better understanding of species boundaries. There are additional issues with its diagnosis from other similar-sized taxa in the region. For example, Hill (1983) suggested that all Papua New Guinea records of M. medius should be considered as the subspecies M. (pusillus ) macrocneme. Until the necessary taxonomic work has been completed, it is assumed here that Miniopterus macrocneme extends over much of the island of New Guinea and across Melanesia.	200000000	Miniopterus macrocneme	Least Concern		2021	2019-06-30 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Reassessed as Least Concern given the wide area over which it is presumed to occur, with much of this being intact forest habitat on mainland New Guinea. While there are profound issues with identifying this and other smaller species of Miniopterus in the region currently because of the conserved morphology of the genus and unresolved taxonomic issues, there is no identified threat that would act at such a large spatial scale, and no identified threat to a specific, large regionally-significant colony confirmed as being of this species. This conservation status will need to be reassessed when new taxonomic information is available.	Based on the current taxonomic understanding, this species is found from lowland tropical forest habitats to subalpine grasslands, and is more common at the higher elevations. It roosts in large caves and smaller rock crevasses, with some colonies numbering in the thousands. It has been reported to share roosts with other species of Miniopterus at mid elevations, with mixed clusters composed of M. australis or M. magnater helping bats to maintain body temperatures higher than ambient. At higher elevations, M. macrocneme do not cluster and enter daily torpor (Flannery and Seri 1990). They feed on insects captured in open space above and around the canopy. Echolocation calls have been recorded (K.N. Armstrong unpublished), but whether they can be distinguished from bat species with similar call types based on call characteristic frequency and pulse shape is dependent on the outcomes of taxonomic work.	All Miniopterus are vulnerable when in their diurnal roosts, and removal of cave roost habitat and disturbance of the larger breeding colonies has the potential to have significant effects. The removal of smaller roost sites may also make it increasingly difficult for the species to disperse within its range. It is collected for food by the Telefol and Tifal people in New Guinea (Flannery and Seri 1990), and there is potential for it to be hunted for food within its roosts elsewhere. Caves with large colonies also have the potential to occur in areas that coincide with the interests of mining. The removal of natural forest habitat also reduces the foraging habitat of this and other Miniopterus species.	The size of the global population is unknown, but it is assumed to be relatively common, especially at higher elevations. Colonies in the thousands have been reported from large, dry caves between 1,500 m and 2,500 m in Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea, and it is apparently common (Flannery and Seri 1990). Taxonomic investigations underway may provide a better estimate of the population size of this species given its distribution limits.	Unknown	This species is currently thought to range from the island of New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), through the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea), into the Solomon Islands (Choiseul, New Georgia, San Cristobal), through the islands of Vanuatu to New Caledonia (including the Loyalty Islands). It is found from sea level to 3,200 m (Bonaccorso 1998). Taxonomic investigations underway may provide a more accurate understanding of the distribution limits of this species.		Terrestrial	A common assumption for common and widespread species is that they are secure, and that adequate numbers occur in multiple protected areas. For species of Miniopterus that congregate seasonally to breed, a single catastrophic event can remove a significant fraction of a regional population. In addition, insidious processes and minor disturbances can function to cause declines both at breeding roosts and other areas where bats are present seasonally. Effective protection and strategic management of known roost sites, especially of the largest colonies, should be a priority for government land managers, ideally working with local authorities and communities. Given that M. macrocneme is known to be collected for food, liaison with local communities is required to achieve conservation outcomes. Broader-reaching policies that take steps to protect ever-dwindling natural forests will also help this species persist. In environmental impact assessments, so-called ‘localised effects’ may in fact have regional consequences, given the number and spatial extent of suitable protected caves available for colonies, particularly large seasonal breeding congregations. Assessments of the risk of developments to known large colonies therefore need to be informed by the broader context of habitat available for the species. The conservation status of all small Miniopterus needs reassessment in the light of new taxonomic and distributional information.	Australasian|Indomalayan		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		macrocneme	Revilliod	1914	0	In Sarasin and Roux, Nova Caledonia, A. Zool.	0.291667	Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	None.	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	New Guinea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus / australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus , but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.	Miniopterus macrocneme	1005117	23	Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	macrocneme	Revilliod	1914	0	Miniopterus_macrocneme	Revilliod, P. (1914). Les Mamifères de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des iles Loyalty. In Sarasin, F. & Roux, J. (eds.). Nova Caledonia. Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln. Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux iles Loyalty. A. Zoologie. (Vol1, L. IV). C. W. Kreidels Verlag, Wiesbaden, 360.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29836#page/442/mode/1up	NMB 1761, NMB 1762, NMB 1763, NMB 1764, NMB 1765, NMB 1766 [syntypes]		"Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands]."			macrocneme Revilliod, 1914	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.				Indonesia|Papua New Guinea|Solomon Islands|Vanuatu|New Caledonia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_macrocneme	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_macrocneme	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_macrocneme	1005117	23	Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	macrocneme	Revilliod	0	Miniopterus macrocneme	Revilliod, P. 1914. Les mammifères de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et des ÃŽles Loyalty. Nova Caledonia 1:341-365.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6259574	NMB 1761, NMB 1762, NMB 1763, NMB 1764, NMB 1765, NMB 1766	syntypes		"Nouvelle-Calédonie [= New Caledonia and] Iles Loyalty [= Loyalty Islands]."			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.				Indonesia|Papua New Guinea|Solomon Islands|Vanuatu|New Caledonia	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_macrocneme	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_macrocneme	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		macrocneme	Revilliod	1914	0	In Sarasin and Roux, Nova Caledonia, A. Zool.	0.291667	Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat	None.	New Caledonia and Loyalty Isls.	New Guinea to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136579/209529376/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Listed a subspecies of pusillus by Koopman (1993, 1994), but see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998). In a recent revision of the pusillus/australis complex, Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus, but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Minopterus macrocneme; Miniopterus macrocneme; Miniopterus macrocneme; Miniopterus macrocneme; Miniopterus macrocneme; Miniopterus macrocneme; macrocneme; Minioptére de Mélanésie; Kleine Melanesische Langfligelfledermaus; Miniéptero de; Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat; Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat; Small Melanesian Bent-winged Bat; Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat; Small Melanesian Long-fingered Bat; M. macrocneme