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minor Miniopterus minor Miniopterus minor Miniopterus minor Miniopterus minor Miniopterus minor Miniopterus minor Miniopterus minor [MSW3] Reviewed by Juste and Ibañez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni. Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995).; [HMW] Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867 , “von der Kiuste von Zanzibar [= from the coast of Zanzibar Island , Tanzamal.” Traditionally, all small-sized Miniopterus from continental Africa and nearbyislands, including Madagascar , have been included in M. minor . It was considered to have subspecies griveaudi , manavi , and newton, which genetic studies separated as distinct species. At present, two subspecies are still recognized in continental Africa that might prove to be different species when studied in depth. Recently, it has also been found that M. minor from East Africa forms a paraphyletic group. Two subspecies recognized.; [batnames2022] Reviewed by Juste and Ibáñez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni . Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include newtoni; see Juste et al. (2007).; [MDD2022] previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [IUCN] The currently recognized Miniopterus minor is probably a complex of morphologically similar species.; [batnames2023] Reviewed by Juste and Ibáñez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni . Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include newtoni; see Juste et al. (2007).; [MDD2023] previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [MDD2025_2.0] previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [batnames2025_1.7] Reviewed by Juste and IbÃ¡Ã±ez (1992). Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include newtoni; see Juste et al. (2007). We recognize two subspecies following Juste and IbÃ¡Ã±ez (1992), Happold (2013), and Juste and IbÃ¡Ã±ez (2019).; [MDD2025_2.2] previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae grivaudi, manavi, newtoni. minor, newtoni minor, newtoni, occidentalis minor, occidentalis minor, occidentalis The currently recognized Miniopterus minor is probably a complex of morphologically similar species. minor, occidentalis minor, occidentalis minor, occidentalis minor, occidentalis minor W. C. H. Peters, 1867|occidentalis Juste & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, 1992 Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp. Least long-fingered bat Congo Rep. – Tanzania, Madagascar 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 minor Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl. Peters 1867 Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin for 1866, p. 885. Distribution: Ranging across central Africa from Kenya and Tanzania to Congo-Brazzaville, Sâo Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea, and perhaps Madagascar. 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 Least long-fingered bat Congo Rep. – Tanzania, Madagascar, Comoro Is 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. Peters 1866 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1866:885. Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Congo Republic, Madagascar, São Tomé Isl, Comoro Isis. Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl. PETERS 1867 Size relatively small (forearm length, 37-40 mm; condylobasal length, 13-14mm). Distribution: Ranging across central Africa from Kenya and Tanzania to Congo-Brazzaville, Sâo Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea, and perhaps Madagascar. Two subspecies are recognized: M. m. minor (mainland range), M. m. newtoni (Sâo Tomé). 133 species M. minor PETERS 1867 Miniopterus genus Miniopterus minor Size relatively small (forearm length, 37-40 mm; condylobasal length, 13-14mm). Two subspecies are recognized: 2. M. minor PETERS 1867 [australis group]. 2 _M. m. minor_ Peters, 1867; _M. m. occidentalis_ Juste & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, 1992 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 minor Miniopterus minor Peters 1866 1867 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1866 885 Least Long-fingered Bat Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl. Kenya, Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Republic of Congo, São Tomé Isl. IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt). newtoni Bocage, 1889; occidentalis Juste and Ibáñez, 1992. Reviewed by Juste and Ibañez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni. Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). E84887F9FFDBD6550AF5FC22169E37B2 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 704 zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/E8/48/87/E84887F9FFDBD6550AF5FC22169E37B2.xml Miniopterus minor Miniopteridae Miniopterus minor Peters 1867 Minioptére minuscule @fr | Kleinste Langflligelfledermaus @de | Miniépteromenor @es | Least Bent-winged Bat @en Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867 , “von der Kiuste von Zanzibar [= from the coast of Zanzibar Island , Tanzamal.” Traditionally, all small-sized Miniopterus from continental Africa and nearbyislands, including Madagascar , have been included in M. minor . It was considered to have subspecies griveaudi , manavi , and newton, which genetic studies separated as distinct species. At present, two subspecies are still recognized in continental Africa that might prove to be different species when studied in depth. Recently, it has also been found that M. minor from East Africa forms a paraphyletic group. Two subspecies recognized. M.m.minorPeters,1867—coastalareainSKenyaandNTanzania(includingUngujaIinZanzibarArchipelago). M. m. occidentalisJuste & Ibanez, 1992 — lower Congo River in Republic of the Congo and DR Congo . Head-body ¢.52-53 mm, tail 37-46 mm, ear 10-11 mm, hindfoot (without claw) 7-9 mm, forearm 37-41 mm; weight 4-6-6-5 g. The Least Long-fingered Bat is the smallest species of Miniopterus on the African continent. Pelage is almost black or blackish brown on upperparts and paler gray-brown on venter. Hairs are dark, with slightly paler tips. Wing membranes and uropatagium are dark brown. Ears are small, and tragusis relatively long ( 6 mm ), with parallel-sided rounded tip. Dorsalside of basal one-half of uropatagium has sparse downy hairs that are difficult to see with naked eye. Coastal savanna and coastal forest (nominate minor ) and woodland savanna mosaic around lower part of the Congo River (subspecies occidentalis) below 200-300 m. There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats mainly eat soft insects ( Lepidoptera and Diptera ) captured in flight. Population in East Africa is seasonally monoestrous, with one young per pregnancy. Spermatogenesis in males occurs in April-July (rainy season), and sperm is stored in epididymides until end of the mating period. Females have their first ovulation without fertilization (silent heat) in May, followed by another ovulation with copulation and fertilization in late July to early August. There is probably delayed implantation of c¢.3 weeks. Births and lactation occur in rainy season (November—January) when there is maximum availability of food resources. Males do not breed in their first year. The Least Long-fingered Bat is thought to be nocturnal. During the relatively colder “long dry season” (July—October) in Kenya when food levels and body weights are lowest, these bats experience profound diurnal torpor, with a drop in body temperature to near ambient levels (24°C). Diurnal torpor appears to be an energy saving behavior that takes place during the mating period that can benefit males by enabling fat reserves otherwise needed for maintenance to be used for mating. Fat reserves used during this period were accumulated during previous long rain season (March—June) when food resources are at their peak. Caves are used as daytime roosts. In the East African population of Least Long-fingered Bats, males are sedentary throughout the year, living in caves near the coast. Females make seasonal movements between roosts they occupy during the mating period and others located further inland where nursery colonies are found. Mating occurs in May in Kenya . Males begin the mating period in good physical condition and with abundant reserves of fat. About 30 breeding males aggressively competed in successive years to occupy a particular spot in a hollow inside the cave near the entrance, where females had to enter to roost. Males covered their venters with urine that had a pungent substance and emitted a conspicuous odor that triggered male competition. The disseminating odor plume enabled any female entering the cave to find a male’s location. It could be a lek mating system (“olfatory lek”) because males appeared to aggregate in a traditional location for mating and were actively competitive, which would enable females to identify the fittest male. Nevertheless, no copulations were seen, and no paternity analysis was done so it could simply represent a seasonal multi-male-multfemale polygynous mating system. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Acllen & Brosset (1968) | Christidis et al. (2014) | Cockle et al. (1998) | Happold, M. (2013bo) | Hayman et al. (1966) | Jacobs et al. (2008d) | Juste & Ibanez (1992) | Juste et al. (2007) | McWilliam (1988c, 1990) | Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010) | Peters (1867b) https://zenodo.org/record/5735264/files/figure.png 21. Least Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus minor French: Minioptére minuscule / German: Kleinste Langflligelfledermaus / Spanish: Miniéptero menor Other common names: Least Bent-winged Bat Taxonomy. Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867 , “von der Kiuste von Zanzibar [= from the coast of Zanzibar Island , Tanzamal.” Traditionally, all small-sized Miniopterus from continental Africa and nearbyislands, including Madagascar , have been included in M. minor . It was considered to have subspecies griveaudi , manavi , and newton, which genetic studies separated as distinct species. At present, two subspecies are still recognized in continental Africa that might prove to be different species when studied in depth. Recently, it has also been found that M. minor from East Africa forms a paraphyletic group. Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. M.m.minorPeters,1867—coastalareainSKenyaandNTanzania(includingUngujaIinZanzibarArchipelago). M. m. occidentalisJuste & Ibanez, 1992 — lower Congo River in Republic of the Congo and DR Congo . Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢.52-53 mm, tail 37-46 mm, ear 10-11 mm, hindfoot (without claw) 7-9 mm, forearm 37-41 mm; weight 4-6-6-5 g. The Least Long-fingered Bat is the smallest species of Miniopterus on the African continent. Pelage is almost black or blackish brown on upperparts and paler gray-brown on venter. Hairs are dark, with slightly paler tips. Wing membranes and uropatagium are dark brown. Ears are small, and tragusis relatively long ( 6 mm ), with parallel-sided rounded tip. Dorsalside of basal one-half of uropatagium has sparse downy hairs that are difficult to see with naked eye. Habitat. Coastal savanna and coastal forest (nominate minor ) and woodland savanna mosaic around lower part of the Congo River (subspecies occidentalis) below 200-300 m. Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats mainly eat soft insects ( Lepidoptera and Diptera ) captured in flight. Breeding. Population in East Africa is seasonally monoestrous, with one young per pregnancy. Spermatogenesis in males occurs in April-July (rainy season), and sperm is stored in epididymides until end of the mating period. Females have their first ovulation without fertilization (silent heat) in May, followed by another ovulation with copulation and fertilization in late July to early August. There is probably delayed implantation of c¢.3 weeks. Births and lactation occur in rainy season (November—January) when there is maximum availability of food resources. Males do not breed in their first year. Activity patterns. The Least Long-fingered Bat is thought to be nocturnal. During the relatively colder “long dry season” (July—October) in Kenya when food levels and body weights are lowest, these bats experience profound diurnal torpor, with a drop in body temperature to near ambient levels (24°C). Diurnal torpor appears to be an energy saving behavior that takes place during the mating period that can benefit males by enabling fat reserves otherwise needed for maintenance to be used for mating. Fat reserves used during this period were accumulated during previous long rain season (March—June) when food resources are at their peak. Caves are used as daytime roosts. Movements, Home range and Social organization. In the East African population of Least Long-fingered Bats, males are sedentary throughout the year, living in caves near the coast. Females make seasonal movements between roosts they occupy during the mating period and others located further inland where nursery colonies are found. Mating occurs in May in Kenya . Males begin the mating period in good physical condition and with abundant reserves of fat. About 30 breeding males aggressively competed in successive years to occupy a particular spot in a hollow inside the cave near the entrance, where females had to enter to roost. Males covered their venters with urine that had a pungent substance and emitted a conspicuous odor that triggered male competition. The disseminating odor plume enabled any female entering the cave to find a male’s location. It could be a lek mating system (“olfatory lek”) because males appeared to aggregate in a traditional location for mating and were actively competitive, which would enable females to identify the fittest male. Nevertheless, no copulations were seen, and no paternity analysis was done so it could simply represent a seasonal multi-male-multfemale polygynous mating system. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Acllen & Brosset (1968), Christidis et al. (2014), Cockle et al. (1998), Happold, M. (2013bo), Hayman et al. (1966), Jacobs et al. (2008d), Juste & Ibanez (1992), Juste et al. (2007), McWilliam (1988c, 1990), Monadjem, Taylor et al. (2010), Peters (1867b). 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 minor Miniopterus minor Peters 1867 0 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1880:45:00 Least Long-fingered Bat None. Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl. Kenya, Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Republic of Congo, SÃ£o TomÃ© Isl. Not listed. Data Deficient Reviewed by Juste and Ibáñez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni . Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include newtoni; see 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 minor 23 Least Long-fingered Bat Least Bent-winged Bat Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA MINIOPTERIDAE NA NA Miniopterus NA minor W. Peters 1867 0 Miniopterus_minor Peters, W. C. H. (1867). Ãœbersicht der aus dem NachlaÃŸ des Baron Carl von der Decken stammenden und auf seiner ostafrikanischen Reise gesammelten SÃ¤ugethiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der KÃ¶niglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1867 [for 1866], 885. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120607#page/937/mode/1up ZMB 3268 "von der KÃ¼ste von Zanzibar [= from the coast of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania]." minor W. Peters, 1867|occidentalis Juste & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, 1992 previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae Juste, J., FerrÃ¡ndez, A., Fa, J. E., Masefield, W., & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, C. (2007). Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of Sao TomÃ©, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA. Acta Chiropterologica, 9(1), 27-37.|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. Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Tanzania|Kenya Africa Afrotropic DD 0 0 0 Miniopterus_minor 0 sciname match Miniopterus_minor 0 IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022]. 13568 Miniopterus minor ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA MINIOPTERIDAE Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867 The currently recognized Miniopterus minor is probably a complex of morphologically similar species. 20000000 Miniopterus minor Data Deficient 2019 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC 3.1 English The species is confirmed as Data Deficient in view of continuing problems with its taxonomy as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, ecological requirements and threats. There is little information available on the natural history of this poorly known bat. This species is presumably threatened in parts of its range by habitat loss resulting from logging operations and the conversion of land to agricultural use. There are very few records of this species. Unknown This little known African species has been recorded from very few locations over a wide area. It has been reported from a small area on the border between Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a single locality in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and from a small area of coastal Kenya and Tanzania. Terrestrial There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place. It has been recorded from the Kambai Forest Reserve in Tanzania by Cunneyworth (1996). Further studies are needed into the taxonomy, distribution, natural history and threats to this poorly known species. 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 minor Peters 1867 0 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1880:45:00 Least Long-fingered Bat None. Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl. Kenya, Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Republic of Congo, SÃ£o TomÃ© Isl. Not listed. Data Deficient Reviewed by Juste and Ibáñez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni . Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include newtoni; see Juste et al. (2007). Miniopterus minor 1005124 23 Least Long-fingered Bat Least Bent-winged Bat Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA Miniopteridae NA NA Miniopterus NA minor W. Peters 1867 0 Miniopterus_minor Peters, W. C. H. (1867). Ãœbersicht der aus dem NachlaÃŸ des Baron Carl von der Decken stammenden und auf seiner ostafrikanischen Reise gesammelten SÃ¤ugethiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der KÃ¶niglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1867 [for 1866], 885. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120607#page/937/mode/1up ZMB 3268 "von der KÃ¼ste von Zanzibar [= from the coast of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania]." minor W. Peters, 1867|occidentalis Juste & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, 1992 previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae Juste, J., FerrÃ¡ndez, A., Fa, J. E., Masefield, W., & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, C. (2007). Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of Sao TomÃ©, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA. Acta Chiropterologica, 9(1), 27-37.|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. Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Tanzania|Kenya Africa Afrotropic DD 0 0 0 Miniopterus_minor 0 sciname match Miniopterus_minor 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_minor 1005124 23 Least Long-fingered Bat Least Bent-winged Bat Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria Chiroptera Yangochiroptera NA NA Vespertilionoidea Miniopteridae NA NA Miniopterus NA minor W. C. H. Peters 0 Miniopterus minor Peters, W.C.H. 1867. Ãœbersicht der aus dem Nachlass des Baron Carl von der Decken stammenden und auf seiner ostafrikanischen Reise gesammelten SÃ¤ugethiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der KÃ¶niglichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:884-892. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39053459 ZMB 3268 holotype "von der KÃ¼ste von Zanzibar [= from the coast of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania]." previously included M. newtoni; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae Juste, J., FerrÃ¡ndez, A., Fa, J. E., Masefield, W., & IbÃ¡Ã±ez, C. (2007). Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of Sao TomÃ©, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA. Acta Chiropterologica, 9(1), 27-37.|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. Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Tanzania|Kenya Africa Afrotropic DD 0 0 0 Miniopterus_minor 0 sciname match Miniopterus_minor 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 minor Peters 1867 0 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1880:45:00 Least Long-fingered Bat Yes. Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl. Kenya, Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Republic of Congo, SÃ£o TomÃ© Isl. Not Listed Data Deficient Reviewed by Juste and IbÃ¡Ã±ez (1992). Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include newtoni; see Juste et al. (2007). We recognize two subspecies following Juste and IbÃ¡Ã±ez (1992), Happold (2013), and Juste and IbÃ¡Ã±ez (2019). Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505 NA Miniopterus minor; Miniopterus minor; Miniopterus minor; Miniopterus minor; Miniopterus minor; Miniopterus minor; minor; newtoni; occidentalis; minor; occidentalis; minor; occidentalis; Minioptére minuscule; Kleinste Langflligelfledermaus; Miniépteromenor; Least Bent-winged Bat; Least Long-fingered Bat; Least Bent-winged Bat; Least Long-fingered Bat; Least Long-fingered Bat; M. minor