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Monotypic.; [batnames2022] Distinct from scherbersii; see Furman et al. (2010).; [MDD2022] split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [IUCN] Previously, Miniopterus pallidus was included as a subspecies of Miniopterus schreibersii . It has now been raised to species level (Simmons and Cirranello 2020).; [batnames2023] Distinct from scherbersii; see Furman et al. (2010).; [MDD2023] split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [MDD2025_2.0] split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [batnames2025_1.7] Distinct from scherbersii; see Furman et al. (2010) and Bilgin et al. (2012).; [MDD2025_2.2] split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae														pallidus, pulcher	Previously, Miniopterus pallidus was included as a subspecies of Miniopterus schreibersii . 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Harrison, 1956						N/A																																								NA																											E84887F9FFDED6500ACEFDA819B834FD	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	699	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/E8/48/87/E84887F9FFDED6500ACEFDA819B834FD.xml	Miniopterus pallidus	Miniopteridae	Miniopterus	pallidus	Thomas	1907	Minioptere pale @fr | Fahle Langfligelfledermaus @de | Minidpteropélido @es | Anatolian Bent-winged Bat @en | Anatolian Long-fingered Bat @en | Ashen Long-fingered Bat @en | Pallid Bent-winged Bat @en	Miniopterus schreibersi [sic] pallidus Thomas, 1907 , “South coast of Caspian,” Iran . Restricted by D. M. Lay in 1967 to “vicinity of Bandari-Gaz,” Golestan Province , Iran . Miniopterus pallidus was traditionally considered a subspecies of M. schreibersii until genetic differences at mtDNA and nDNA levels justified its species rank. Both species occasionally share roosts in an area of sympatry in Anatolia , and a few cases of hybridization have been reported. Monotypic.	E Anatolia ( Turkey ), S Armenia , Azerbaijan , Syria , Lebanon , NW Jordan , Iran , S Turkmenistan , and S Afghanistan . Distribution of the complex along the Levant and in Iraq is unclear. Localities closer to Mediterranean coast probably correspond to Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat ( M. schreibersii ), whereas those more inland and in Iraq correspond to the Pallid Long-fingered Bat; genetic analyses are needed to confirm this pattern.	Head-body 56-65 mm, tail 58-66 mm, ear 11-7-14-9 mm, forearm 43-448 mm; weight 14-7-15-2 g. Pelage of the Pallid Long-fingered Bat is short (c.7-5 mm mid-dorsal region), fine, soft, and silky. Dorsalfur is uniform grayish or grayish brown, and ventral fur is paler. Hairs are bicolored, basally darker. Tail and uropatagium are relatively long. Wing membranes and uropatagium are dark. Ears are small, and tragus (4-9-6-3 mm) is slender and slightly curved forward. General color pattern was used as a diagnostic character to differentiate species; i.e. the Pallid Long-fingered Bat is paler on dorsum and more brownish on venter than Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat. Later, it was concluded that color of both species overlap widely, and differences were linked to seasonal changes, rendering color variation not useful to identify species. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat hasa slightly larger forearm, but differences although significant, cannot be used as a diagnostic character due to the large overlap in measurements. Chromosomal complement of the Pallid Long-fingered Bat has 2n = 46 and FN = 54 ( Iran ), with 50 autosomal arms (FNa = 50). X-chromosome is metacentric, and Y-chromosome is acrocentric.	Mediterranean scrub at almost sea level (most western populations), semiarid steppe above elevations of 1100 m (Central Anatolian Plateau), semiarid mountainous areas above 1400 m ( Iran ), and deserts, marginally. In areas where they co-occur, the Pallid Long-fingered Bat occurs in more continental environments, and Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat occupies more Mediterranean habitats close to the sea. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat seems to avoid most of the Hyrcanian zone of humid forests in northern Iran . In steppe and semiarid zones, Pallid Long-fingered Bats select places with mild climatic conditions. Foraging habitats in arid landscape are concentrated in valley bottoms and river environments or water bodies (ponds, lagoons, etc.) with riparian or floodplain vegetation.	The Pallid Long-fingered Bat is an aerial hawker, mostly hunting moths in open spaces, butit can forage in somewhat cluttered places because it has relatively maneuverable flight. Diet contained more than 95% Lepidoptera in samples from Iran , Syria , and Jordan , and the rest was from Coleoptera, Diptera , Neuroptera , and Odonata.	In western Iran at elevations of ¢. 1400 m , mating occurs in late October and births in earlyJune. Implantation occurs in about early March after arousal from hibernation. Gestation lasts 7-5-8 months. In the Lesser Caucasus (south-western Azerbaijan ), reproductive phenology is somewhat later. Implantation occurred in early April at the end of hibernation, small fetuses were observed in mid-April, births were spread over 30 days, juveniles were observed from mid-June through July, and lactation ended in the second one-half ofJuly. At birth, young are naked, with closed eyes, folded pinnae, and body weights of ¢.3-7 g. By the end offirst week of age, ears were erect, and a few sparse hairs were present on their bodies. Eyes opened during the first week, and young began to move. Short soft hair of young was apparent at 6-10 days old. Hair at birth was dark gray and gradually changed to light gray during postnatal period. In their second month, young started flying independent in the cave, and average body weight was 11-3 g, corresponding to 91:6% of adult body weight.	The Pallid Long-fingered Bat is nocturnal. Individuals have been seen hibernating in November—-December. It uses mostly caves, unused mines, and tunnels as day roosts. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals, with start frequencies of 58:5-60-5 kHz, end frequencies of 30-56-4 kHz, peak frequencies of 55-5-57-9 kHz, durations of 4-8—6-2 milliseconds, and intervals of 36-7-109-3 milliseconds.	Colonies of Pallid Long-fingered Bats usually have hundreds of individuals, reaching highs of 1000-1500 individuals. It often shares roosts with other cave-dwelling species of Rhinolophus and Myotis .	Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat was separated from Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat, which is classified as Near Threatened.	Akmali et al. (2015) | Benda & Gaisler (2015) | Benda, Abi-Said et al. (2016) | Benda, Andreas et al. (2006) | Benda, Faizolahi et al. (2012) | Benda, Hanak & Cerveny (2011) | Bilgin, Girin, Maraci et al. (2012) | Benda, Luéan et al. (2010) | Bilgin, Girin, Rebelo et al. (2016) | Bilgin, Karatas et al. (2006) | Furman, Coraman et al. (2009) | Furman, Oztunc & Coraman (2010) | Furman, Postawa et al. (2010) | Harrison & Bates (1991) | Karatas & Sézen (2004) | Karatas et al. (2008) | Lay (1967) | Mehdizadeh et al. (2019) | Sharifi & Vaissi (2013) | Sharifi et al. (2002) | Sramek et al. (2013) | Thomas (1907b) | Whitaker & Karatag (2009)	https://zenodo.org/record/5735246/files/figure.png	15. Pallid Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus pallidus French: Minioptere pale / German: Fahle Langfligelfledermaus / Spanish: Minidptero pélido Other common names: Anatolian Bent-winged Bat , Anatolian Long-fingered Bat , Ashen Long-fingered Bat , Pallid Bent-winged Bat Taxonomy. Miniopterus schreibersi [sic] pallidus Thomas, 1907 , “South coast of Caspian,” Iran . Restricted by D. M. Lay in 1967 to “vicinity of Bandari-Gaz,” Golestan Province , Iran . Miniopterus pallidus was traditionally considered a subspecies of M. schreibersii until genetic differences at mtDNA and nDNA levels justified its species rank. Both species occasionally share roosts in an area of sympatry in Anatolia , and a few cases of hybridization have been reported. Monotypic. Distribution. E Anatolia ( Turkey ), S Armenia , Azerbaijan , Syria , Lebanon , NW Jordan , Iran , S Turkmenistan , and S Afghanistan . Distribution of the complex along the Levant and in Iraq is unclear. Localities closer to Mediterranean coast probably correspond to Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat ( M. schreibersii ), whereas those more inland and in Iraq correspond to the Pallid Long-fingered Bat; genetic analyses are needed to confirm this pattern. Descriptive notes. Head-body 56-65 mm, tail 58-66 mm, ear 11-7-14-9 mm, forearm 43-448 mm; weight 14-7-15-2 g. Pelage of the Pallid Long-fingered Bat is short (c.7-5 mm mid-dorsal region), fine, soft, and silky. Dorsalfur is uniform grayish or grayish brown, and ventral fur is paler. Hairs are bicolored, basally darker. Tail and uropatagium are relatively long. Wing membranes and uropatagium are dark. Ears are small, and tragus (4-9-6-3 mm) is slender and slightly curved forward. General color pattern was used as a diagnostic character to differentiate species; i.e. the Pallid Long-fingered Bat is paler on dorsum and more brownish on venter than Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat. Later, it was concluded that color of both species overlap widely, and differences were linked to seasonal changes, rendering color variation not useful to identify species. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat hasa slightly larger forearm, but differences although significant, cannot be used as a diagnostic character due to the large overlap in measurements. Chromosomal complement of the Pallid Long-fingered Bat has 2n = 46 and FN = 54 ( Iran ), with 50 autosomal arms (FNa = 50). X-chromosome is metacentric, and Y-chromosome is acrocentric. Habitat. Mediterranean scrub at almost sea level (most western populations), semiarid steppe above elevations of 1100 m (Central Anatolian Plateau), semiarid mountainous areas above 1400 m ( Iran ), and deserts, marginally. In areas where they co-occur, the Pallid Long-fingered Bat occurs in more continental environments, and Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat occupies more Mediterranean habitats close to the sea. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat seems to avoid most of the Hyrcanian zone of humid forests in northern Iran . In steppe and semiarid zones, Pallid Long-fingered Bats select places with mild climatic conditions. Foraging habitats in arid landscape are concentrated in valley bottoms and river environments or water bodies (ponds, lagoons, etc.) with riparian or floodplain vegetation. Food and Feeding. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat is an aerial hawker, mostly hunting moths in open spaces, butit can forage in somewhat cluttered places because it has relatively maneuverable flight. Diet contained more than 95% Lepidoptera in samples from Iran , Syria , and Jordan , and the rest was from Coleoptera, Diptera , Neuroptera , and Odonata. Breeding. In western Iran at elevations of ¢. 1400 m , mating occurs in late October and births in earlyJune. Implantation occurs in about early March after arousal from hibernation. Gestation lasts 7-5-8 months. In the Lesser Caucasus (south-western Azerbaijan ), reproductive phenology is somewhat later. Implantation occurred in early April at the end of hibernation, small fetuses were observed in mid-April, births were spread over 30 days, juveniles were observed from mid-June through July, and lactation ended in the second one-half ofJuly. At birth, young are naked, with closed eyes, folded pinnae, and body weights of ¢.3-7 g. By the end offirst week of age, ears were erect, and a few sparse hairs were present on their bodies. Eyes opened during the first week, and young began to move. Short soft hair of young was apparent at 6-10 days old. Hair at birth was dark gray and gradually changed to light gray during postnatal period. In their second month, young started flying independent in the cave, and average body weight was 11-3 g, corresponding to 91:6% of adult body weight. Activity patterns. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat is nocturnal. Individuals have been seen hibernating in November—-December. It uses mostly caves, unused mines, and tunnels as day roosts. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals, with start frequencies of 58:5-60-5 kHz, end frequencies of 30-56-4 kHz, peak frequencies of 55-5-57-9 kHz, durations of 4-8—6-2 milliseconds, and intervals of 36-7-109-3 milliseconds. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Colonies of Pallid Long-fingered Bats usually have hundreds of individuals, reaching highs of 1000-1500 individuals. It often shares roosts with other cave-dwelling species of Rhinolophus and Myotis . Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Pallid Long-fingered Bat was separated from Schreibers’s Long-fingered Bat, which is classified as Near Threatened. Bibliography. Akmali et al. (2015), Benda & Gaisler (2015), Benda, Abi-Said et al. (2016), Benda, Andreas et al. (2006), Benda, Faizolahi et al. (2012), Benda, Hanak & Cerveny (2011), Bilgin, Girin, Maraci et al. (2012), Benda, Luéan et al. (2010), Bilgin, Girin, Rebelo et al. (2016), Bilgin, Karatas et al. (2006), Furman, Coraman et al. (2009), Furman, Oztunc & Coraman (2010), Furman, Postawa et al. (2010), Harrison & Bates (1991), Karatas & Sézen (2004), Karatas et al. (2008), Lay (1967), Mehdizadeh et al. (2019), Sharifi & Vaissi (2013), Sharifi et al. (2002), Sramek et al. (2013), Thomas (1907b), Whitaker & Karatag (2009).	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 pallidus	Miniopterus		pallidus	Thomas	1907	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 20: 197	Ashen Long-fingered Bat	None.	South coast of Caspian Sea, Iran	Turkey through NW Iran and Iraq (see Al-Sheikhly et al., 2015)	Not listed.	Near Threatened	Distinct from scherbersii; see Furman et al. (2010).	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 pallidus	23	Pallid Long-fingered Bat	Anatolian Bent-winged Bat|Anatolian Long-fingered Bat|Ashen Long-fingered Bat|Pallid Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MINIOPTERIDAE	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	pallidus	O. Thomas	1907	0	Miniopterus_Schreibersi_pallidus	Thomas, O. (1907). Descriptions of apparently new species and subspecies of mammals belonging to the Families Lemuridæ, Cebidæ, Callitrichidæ, and Cercopithecidæ in the collection of the Natural History Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 20, 197.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78259#page/209/mode/1up	BM 1907.7.14.7		"South coast of Caspian," Iran. Restricted by D. M. Lay in 1967 to "vicinity of Bandar-i-Gaz," Golestan Province, Iran.			pallidus O. Thomas, 1907|pulcher D. L. Harrison, 1956	split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae	Bilgin, R., Gürün, K., Maraci, O., Furman, A., Hulva, P., Çoraman, E., LucÌŒan, R.K., BartonicÌŒka, T. & HorácÌŒek, I. (2012) Syntopic occurrence in Turkey supports separate species status for Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii and M. schreibersii pallidus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Acta Chiropterologica, 14, 279-289.|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.	Turkey|Armenia|Azerbaijan|Syria|Lebanon|Jordan|Iran|Iraq|Turkmenistan|Afghanistan	Asia	Palearctic	NT	0	0	0	Miniopterus_pallidus	0	unmatched	NA	1	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	80000000	Miniopterus pallidus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MINIOPTERIDAE	Miniopterus	pallidus	Thomas, 1907	Previously, Miniopterus pallidus was included as a subspecies of Miniopterus schreibersii . It has now been raised to species level (Simmons and Cirranello 2020).	90000000	Miniopterus pallidus	Near Threatened	A2c	2021	2021-04-21 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Miniopterus pallidus is assessed as Near Threatened because it nearly meets the threshold for criterion A2c. The population size is suspected to have declined of 25–29% over the past 16.5 years (three generations, GL = 5.5 yrs of similar species; Pacifici et al. 2013) due to ongoing mining and cave tourism, these threats have not stopped. The species is common in Iran (Benda et al. 2012), which represent a major area of its whole distribution range, but several sites in Iran and Turkey are under threat due to the activities such as mining and cave tourism (Akmali et al. 2011, Çoraman and Çelik, 2012).	The species roosts exclusively in underground sites, forming large aggregations up to 10,000 animals (Benda et al. 2012, Çoraman and Çelik 2012, Rahmatulina 2005). In Iran, the recorded localities are mainly concentrate in the mountain ranges with rather mild climatic conditions, yet some records are from rather arid slopes of the Zagros Mountains (Benda et al. 2012). In Turkey, they share similar habitats with its congener M. schreibersii (Furman et al. 2010b). Diet analyses from Iran suggest that M. pallidus represents a moth-eating specialist (Benda et al. 2012). Yet, the samples from Turkey, which included high proportions of Coleoptera and Orthoptera (Whitaker and KarataÅŸ 2009) and the samples from Syria, which included Coleoptera (Benda et al. 2006) suggests that other prey than moths can be also effectively hunted by M. pallidus , as its conspecifics (Benda et al. 2012).	Disturbance to colonies, both in winter and summer roosts, and development projects are the main threats to this species throughout its range. Several roosts in Turkey are disturbed by treasure hunters, illegal guano miners, and vandalism. Some sites are also threated due to the construction of water dams.	The population of Miniopterus pallidus is suspected to be experiencing a decline of 25–29% due to the effects of mining and cave tourism (Akmali et al. ; 2011, Çoraman and Çelik 2012). In Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey, the species is known to form large aggregations up to 10,000 animals (Benda et al. 2012, Çoraman and Çelik 2012, Rahmatulina 2005). In Iran, Pale Bent-winged Bats were recorded in at least 50 sites, most of which are concentrated mainly in the mountain ranges of northern, western and south-western regions of Iran (Benda et al. 2012). In several of these sites, the presence of M. pallidus is suggested to be continual over long periods, such as between 1962 and 2011 (Benda et al. 2012). In Azerbaijan, the species was recorded in four sites, two of which showed population declines (Rahmatulina 2005). A baseline survey of main colonies in Anatolia brought a total of 2,950 Pale Bent-winged Bats recorded in five caves, colony sizes ranging between 150 and 1,800 individuals (Çoraman and Çelik 2012).	Decreasing	The Pale Bent-winged Bat can be found from sea-level to 2,700 meters and occurs in inland Anatolia, Jordan, eastern Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Iran and southern Afghanistan (Benda et al. 2012; Bilgin et al. 2006; Bilgin et al. 2008; Furman et al. 2009, 2010a,b; Sharifi et al. 2000; Å rámek et al . 2013).	The species is not known to be hunted, used or traded.	Terrestrial	The taxonomic position of this species has recently been clarified (raised from subspecies to species level), and the species has yet to be included in the species lists of all the countries where it occurs. There are international legal obligations for its protection through the Bonn Convention (Eurobats) and Bern Convention in parts of the range where these apply. The species is not known to occur in protected areas, and there are no species-specific conservation programs in place for the species. Additional research is needed to refine the understanding of the species distribution and identification of important roosts. The protection of known wintering and nursery colonies is a priority.	Palearctic		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		pallidus	Thomas	1907	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 20: 197	Ashen Long-fingered Bat	None.	South coast of Caspian Sea, Iran	Turkey through NW Iran and Iraq (see Al-Sheikhly et al., 2015)	Not listed.	Near Threatened	Distinct from scherbersii; see Furman et al. (2010).	Miniopterus pallidus	1005130	23	Pallid Long-fingered Bat	Anatolian Bent-winged Bat|Anatolian Long-fingered Bat|Ashen Long-fingered Bat|Pallid Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	pallidus	O. Thomas	1907	0	Miniopterus_Schreibersi_pallidus	Thomas, O. (1907). Descriptions of apparently new species and subspecies of mammals belonging to the Families Lemuridæ, Cebidæ, Callitrichidæ, and Cercopithecidæ in the collection of the Natural History Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 20, 197.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78259#page/209/mode/1up	BM 1907.7.14.7		"South coast of Caspian," Iran. Restricted by D. M. Lay in 1967 to "vicinity of Bandar-i-Gaz," Golestan Province, Iran.			pallidus O. Thomas, 1907|pulcher D. L. Harrison, 1956	split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae	Bilgin, R., Gürün, K., Maraci, O., Furman, A., Hulva, P., Çoraman, E., LucÌŒan, R.K., BartonicÌŒka, T. & HorácÌŒek, I. (2012) Syntopic occurrence in Turkey supports separate species status for Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii and M. schreibersii pallidus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Acta Chiropterologica, 14, 279-289.|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.				Turkey|Armenia|Azerbaijan|Syria|Lebanon|Jordan|Iran|Iraq|Turkmenistan|Afghanistan	Asia	Palearctic	NT	0	0	0	Miniopterus_pallidus	0	unmatched	NA	1	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_pallidus	1005130	23	Pallid Long-fingered Bat	Anatolian Bent-winged Bat|Anatolian Long-fingered Bat|Ashen Long-fingered Bat|Pallid Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	pallidus	O. Thomas	0	Miniopterus Schreibersi pallidus	Thomas, O. 1907-09-01. On mammals from northern Persia, presented to the National Museum by Col. A. C. Bailward. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(117):196-202.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413438	BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.14.7	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72d4a2bf-a6af-4633-961f-210303474c28	"South coast of Caspian," Iran. Restricted by D. M. Lay in 1967 to "vicinity of Bandar-i-Gaz," Golestan Province, Iran.			split from M. schreibersii; moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae	Bilgin, R., Gürün, K., Maraci, O., Furman, A., Hulva, P., Çoraman, E., LucÌŒan, R.K., BartonicÌŒka, T. & HorácÌŒek, I. (2012) Syntopic occurrence in Turkey supports separate species status for Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii and M. schreibersii pallidus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Acta Chiropterologica, 14, 279-289.|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.				Turkey|Armenia|Azerbaijan|Syria|Lebanon|Jordan|Iran|Iraq|Turkmenistan|Afghanistan	Asia	Palearctic	NT	0	0	0	Miniopterus_pallidus	0	unmatched	NA	1	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		pallidus	Thomas	1907	0	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 7, 20: 197	Ashen Long-fingered Bat	Yes	South coast of Caspian Sea, Iran	Turkey through NW Iran and Iraq (see Al-Sheikhly et al., 2015)	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/81633088/89457387/' target='_blank'>Near Threatened</a>	Distinct from scherbersii; see Furman et al. (2010) and Bilgin et al. (2012).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Miniopterus pallidus; Miniopterus pallidus; Miniopterus pallidus; Miniopterus pallidus; Miniopterus pallidus; pallidus; pulcher; Minioptere pale; Fahle Langfligelfledermaus; Minidpteropélido; Anatolian Bent-winged Bat; Anatolian Long-fingered Bat; Ashen Long-fingered Bat; Pallid Bent-winged Bat; Pallid Long-fingered Bat; Anatolian Bent-winged Bat; Anatolian Long-fingered Bat; Ashen Long-fingered Bat; Pallid Bent-winged Bat; Ashen Long-fingered Bat; M. pallidus