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Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001b). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.; [HMW] Miniopterus pusillus Dobson, 1876 , type locality not given. Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1918 to “Nicobar [Islands, India ].” Miniopterus pusillus is in the australis species complex that includes small Miniopterus of Asia and Australia . For a long time, it was treated as a subspecies of M. australis and then considered a valid species including M. macrocneme as a subspecies, and now both are considered distinct species. Distribution of M. pusillus is fragmented on the continent (South Asia and South-east Asia) and islands, which suggests that it probably represents a specific complex that needs to be disentangled with genetic studies. Relative to Indonesian island populations, there is a great confusion with identifying members in the former australis complex ( M. australis , M. macrocneme , M. paululus , and M. shortridger), which causes uncertainty about identities and distributions of forms found in the region. Monotypic.; [batnames2022] Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis ; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme ; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950),Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus ; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b ). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002)recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.; [MDD2022] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [IUCN] Earlier treated as subspecies of Miniopterus australis Tomes, 1858 (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951), now considered a distinct species (Hill 1983, Corbet and Hill 1992, Koopman 1993, Bates and Harrison 1997, Simmons and Cirranelo 2020) (Srinivasulu et al. 2012). Continuing confusion with M. australis causes uncertainty regarding the distribution of this species in Indonesia (P. Bates pers. comm.).; [batnames2023] Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis ; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme ; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950),Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus ; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b ). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002)recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.; [MDD2023] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae; [batnames2025_1.7] Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950),Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001b). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002)recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Vespertilionidae to Miniopteridae					(macrocneme)	macrocneme.	pusillus, macrocneme							pusillus	Earlier treated as subspecies of Miniopterus australis Tomes, 1858 (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951), now considered a distinct species (Hill 1983, Corbet and Hill 1992, Koopman 1993, Bates and Harrison 1997, Simmons and Cirranelo 2020) (Srinivasulu et al. 2012). Continuing confusion with M. australis causes uncertainty regarding the distribution of this species in Indonesia (P. Bates pers. comm.).			pusillus 	pusillus 			pusillus Dobson, 1876						N/A					Distribution: Ranging from In- dia and southern China to the Philippines, Lesser Sundas, and New Hebrides, but probably absent from New Guinea, the Bismarcks, and Australia.		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		Nicobar Is, Thailand, Philippines, Sulawesi, Java – New Caledonia, Loyalty 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.	Dobson	1876	Monogr. Asiatic Chiroptera, p. 162.	See Hill (1983) for content.	India to the Philippines and Moluccas; Solomons to New Caledonia; perhaps New Guinea.	India, Nicobar Islands (NW of Sumatra).		DOBSON	1876	Size relatively small (forearm length, 39-45 mm; condylobasal length, 12-14 mm). Braincase greatly inflated.	Distribution: Ranging from India and southern China to the Philippines, Lesser Sundas, and New Hebrides, but probably absent from New Guinea, the Bismarcks, and Australia.	Two subspecies are here recognized:	M. p. pusillus (India to the Aru islands), M. p. macrocneme (Solomons to the New Hebrides and New Caledonia).	134	species	M. pusillus	DOBSON	1876	Miniopterus	genus	Miniopterus pusillus				Size relatively small (forearm length, 39-45 mm; condylobasal length, 12-14 mm). Braincase greatly inflated.	Two subspecies are here recognized:		5. M. pusillus DOBSON 1876 [australis group].	5	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		Miniopterus pusillus	Miniopterus		pusillus	Dobson		1876		Monogr. Asiatic Chiroptera			162		Small Long-fingered Bat	India, Nicobar Isls (NW of Sumatra).	India, Nepal, and Burma to Sumatra and Timor (Indonesia), Philippines, and Moluccas.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).		Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950), Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001b). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002) recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.	E84887F9FFD5D65B0AF8FC1017FF37A9	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	694	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/E8/48/87/E84887F9FFD5D65B0AF8FC1017FF37A9.xml	Miniopterus pusillus	Miniopteridae	Miniopterus	pusillus	Dobson	1876	Minioptére nain @fr | Kleine Langfligelfledermaus @de | Miniépteroenano @es | Nicobar Bent-winged Bat @en | Nicobar Long-fingered Bat @en | Small Bent-winged Bat @en	Miniopterus pusillus Dobson, 1876 , type locality not given. Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1918 to “Nicobar [Islands, India ].” Miniopterus pusillus is in the australis species complex that includes small Miniopterus of Asia and Australia . For a long time, it was treated as a subspecies of M. australis and then considered a valid species including M. macrocneme as a subspecies, and now both are considered distinct species. Distribution of M. pusillus is fragmented on the continent (South Asia and South-east Asia) and islands, which suggests that it probably represents a specific complex that needs to be disentangled with genetic studies. Relative to Indonesian island populations, there is a great confusion with identifying members in the former australis complex ( M. australis , M. macrocneme , M. paululus , and M. shortridger), which causes uncertainty about identities and distributions of forms found in the region. Monotypic.	Patchy records in S Asia ( Nepal and S India ), much of mainland SE Asia ( Myanmar , S China including Hainan I, Thailand , Laos , Vietnam , and Cambodia ), and part of insular SE Asia (Nicobar Is, Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi , Lesser Sundas, and Moluccas ); a record from Borneo requires confirmation.	Head-body 38:4-50-2 mm, tail 39-7-51-2 mm, ear 9-2-10-9 mm, hindfoot 8-1-8-9 mm, forearm 36-5—44-3 mm; weight 9-11 g. Forearm measurements from different populations: India 39-6-40-2 mm, Sumatra 42-4-43-4 mm, Cambodia 39-8-41-8 mm, Vietnam 41-4-43-5 mm, and Myanmar 40-6-42 mm. Pelage of the Small Long-fingered Bat is uniform grayish brown, with almost black roots and occasionally reddish patches or even completely reddish. Venter is slightly paler. Membranes and skin areas are dark brown. Hair extends through basal area of upperpart of uropatagium. Ear is short, with short blunt tragus, curved slightly forward. The Small Long-fingered Bat is larger, on average, in most external body characteristics than the Little Long-fingered Bat ( M. australis ), the Philippine Long-fingered Bat ( M. paululus ), and Shortridge’s Long-fingered Bat ( M. shortridgei ). The Small Long-fingered Bat can be distinguished from the Japanese Long-fingered Bat ( M. blepotis ) and the Asian Long-fingered Bat (M. fuliginosus) by its smaller size and slightly more hairy uropatagium. It differs from the Intermediate Long-fingered Bat ( M. medius ) byits smaller size especially in skull measurements.	Wide variety of habitats including transformed and agricultural areas, primary forests, different types of secondary forests, pasture, and submontane forests, most frequently in lowlands but up to elevations of ¢. 1200 m . The Small Long-fingered Bat forages in open areas, including over small streams and rivers.	There is no specific information available for this species, but other long-fingered bats feed mainly on soft insects captured in flight.	No information.	The Small Long-fingered Bat is thought to be mainly nocturnal. It roosts in limestone caves, abandoned mines, tunnels, culverts, and occasionally rock and tree crevices. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals. Regional characteristics are: start frequencies of 98-4-125-4 kHz, end frequencies of 54-6-58-9 kHz, peak frequencies of57-9-68-8 kHz, and durations of 3-6-6 milliseconds in India ; mean peak frequency 62-8 kHz in Thailand ; and peak frequencies of 60-2-61-6 kHz in Cambodia .	Colonies of Small Long-fingered Bats contain a few hundred individuals, but sometimes they exceed a thousand individuals. It shares roosts with other cave-dwelling bats such as the Large Long-fingered Bat ( M. magnater ) and the Black-bearded Tomb Bat (7Taphozous melanopogon) in Myanmar or the Large Long-fingered Bat and Horsfield’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros larvatus) in Vietnam .	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.	Bates & Harrison (1997) | Bates et al. (2000) | Bonaccorso & Reardon (2008c) | Borisenko & Kruskop (2003) | Bumrungsri, Bates et al. (2008) | Bumrungsri, Harrison et al. (2006) | Corbet & Hill (1992) | Dobson (1876) | Francis (2008a) | Francis et al. (2010) | Furey et al. (2012) | Hendrichsen, Bates, Hayes & Walston (2001) | Huang, J.C.C. et al. (2014) | Hughes et al. (2011) | Kitchener & Suyanto (2002) | Payne et al. (2007) | Phauk et al. (2013) | Phillipps & Phillipps (2016) | Robinson & Smith (1997) | Srinivasulu, C. et al. (2010) | Wordley et al. (2014) | Wroughton (1918b)	https://zenodo.org/record/5735210/files/figure.png	3. Small Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus pusillus French: Minioptére nain / German: Kleine Langfligelfledermaus / Spanish: Miniéptero enano Other common names: Nicobar Bent-winged Bat , Nicobar Long-fingered Bat , Small Bent-winged Bat Taxonomy. Miniopterus pusillus Dobson, 1876 , type locality not given. Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1918 to “Nicobar [Islands, India ].” Miniopterus pusillus is in the australis species complex that includes small Miniopterus of Asia and Australia . For a long time, it was treated as a subspecies of M. australis and then considered a valid species including M. macrocneme as a subspecies, and now both are considered distinct species. Distribution of M. pusillus is fragmented on the continent (South Asia and South-east Asia) and islands, which suggests that it probably represents a specific complex that needs to be disentangled with genetic studies. Relative to Indonesian island populations, there is a great confusion with identifying members in the former australis complex ( M. australis , M. macrocneme , M. paululus , and M. shortridger), which causes uncertainty about identities and distributions of forms found in the region. Monotypic. Distribution. Patchy records in S Asia ( Nepal and S India ), much of mainland SE Asia ( Myanmar , S China including Hainan I, Thailand , Laos , Vietnam , and Cambodia ), and part of insular SE Asia (Nicobar Is, Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi , Lesser Sundas, and Moluccas ); a record from Borneo requires confirmation. Descriptive notes. Head-body 38:4-50-2 mm, tail 39-7-51-2 mm, ear 9-2-10-9 mm, hindfoot 8-1-8-9 mm, forearm 36-5—44-3 mm; weight 9-11 g. Forearm measurements from different populations: India 39-6-40-2 mm, Sumatra 42-4-43-4 mm, Cambodia 39-8-41-8 mm, Vietnam 41-4-43-5 mm, and Myanmar 40-6-42 mm. Pelage of the Small Long-fingered Bat is uniform grayish brown, with almost black roots and occasionally reddish patches or even completely reddish. Venter is slightly paler. Membranes and skin areas are dark brown. Hair extends through basal area of upperpart of uropatagium. Ear is short, with short blunt tragus, curved slightly forward. The Small Long-fingered Bat is larger, on average, in most external body characteristics than the Little Long-fingered Bat ( M. australis ), the Philippine Long-fingered Bat ( M. paululus ), and Shortridge’s Long-fingered Bat ( M. shortridgei ). The Small Long-fingered Bat can be distinguished from the Japanese Long-fingered Bat ( M. blepotis ) and the Asian Long-fingered Bat (M. fuliginosus) by its smaller size and slightly more hairy uropatagium. It differs from the Intermediate Long-fingered Bat ( M. medius ) byits smaller size especially in skull measurements. Habitat. Wide variety of habitats including transformed and agricultural areas, primary forests, different types of secondary forests, pasture, and submontane forests, most frequently in lowlands but up to elevations of ¢. 1200 m . The Small Long-fingered Bat forages in open areas, including over small streams and rivers. 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. No information. Activity patterns. The Small Long-fingered Bat is thought to be mainly nocturnal. It roosts in limestone caves, abandoned mines, tunnels, culverts, and occasionally rock and tree crevices. Echolocation calls have downward FM signals. Regional characteristics are: start frequencies of 98-4-125-4 kHz, end frequencies of 54-6-58-9 kHz, peak frequencies of57-9-68-8 kHz, and durations of 3-6-6 milliseconds in India ; mean peak frequency 62-8 kHz in Thailand ; and peak frequencies of 60-2-61-6 kHz in Cambodia . Movements, Home range and Social organization. Colonies of Small Long-fingered Bats contain a few hundred individuals, but sometimes they exceed a thousand individuals. It shares roosts with other cave-dwelling bats such as the Large Long-fingered Bat ( M. magnater ) and the Black-bearded Tomb Bat (7Taphozous melanopogon) in Myanmar or the Large Long-fingered Bat and Horsfield’s Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros larvatus) in Vietnam . Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Bates & Harrison (1997), Bates et al. (2000), Bonaccorso & Reardon (2008c), Borisenko & Kruskop (2003), Bumrungsri, Bates et al. (2008), Bumrungsri, Harrison et al. (2006), Corbet & Hill (1992), Dobson (1876), Francis (2008a), Francis et al. (2010), Furey et al. (2012), Hendrichsen, Bates, Hayes & Walston (2001), Huang, J.C.C. et al. (2014), Hughes et al. (2011), Kitchener & Suyanto (2002), Payne et al. (2007), Phauk et al. (2013), Phillipps & Phillipps (2016), Robinson & Smith (1997), Srinivasulu, C. et al. (2010), Wordley et al. (2014), Wroughton (1918b).	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 pusillus	Miniopterus		pusillus	Dobson	1876	0	Monogr. Asiatic Chiroptera	p. 162	Small Long-fingered Bat	None.	India, Nicobar Isls (NW of Sumatra).	India, Nepal, and Burma to Sumatra and Timor (Indonesia), Philippines, and Moluccas.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis ; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme ; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950),Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus ; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b ). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002)recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.	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 pusillus	23	Small Long-fingered Bat	Nicobar Bent-winged Bat|Nicobar Long-fingered Bat|Small Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MINIOPTERIDAE	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	pusillus	Dobson	1876	0						type locality not given. Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1918 to "Nicobar [Islands, India]."			pusillus Dobson, 1876	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.	India|Nepal|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Nicobar Islands|Indonesia|East Timor	Asia|Oceania	Indomalaya|Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_pusillus	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_pusillus	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	13569	Miniopterus pusillus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MINIOPTERIDAE	Miniopterus	pusillus	Dobson, 1876	Earlier treated as subspecies of Miniopterus australis Tomes, 1858 (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951), now considered a distinct species (Hill 1983, Corbet and Hill 1992, Koopman 1993, Bates and Harrison 1997, Simmons and Cirranelo 2020) (Srinivasulu et al. 2012). Continuing confusion with M. australis causes uncertainty regarding the distribution of this species in Indonesia (P. Bates pers. comm.).	20000000	Miniopterus pusillus	Least Concern		2021	2021-05-05 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Miniopterus pusillus is assessed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.	In South Asia, little is known about the habitat or ecology of this species except that this species roosts in limestone caves, under culverts, in crevices in trees in colonies comprising up to 700 individuals (Molur et al. 2002). On the Nicobar Islands, it is observed to roosts in forest caves in large numbers (Aul and Vijaykumar 2003). In Myanmar it has been recorded roosting in limestone caves, and in both degraded forest and agricultural areas (P. Bates pers. comm.).	In Southeast Asia there are no major threats to this species. In South Asia, this species is threatened by habitat loss, largely through commercial logging and the conversion of land to agricultural use. It is also threatened by disturbance and loss of roosting sites by humans (Molur et al. 2002).	In South east Asia, this species is widespread and locally common. There are large colonies in Thailand (S. Bumrungsri pers. comm.), it is common in Myanmar (P. Bates pers. comm.), and there are probably a few hundred in Viet Nam (Borissenko et al. 2003). In South Asia, the abundance, population size and trends for this species are not known (Molur et al. 2002). The species is suspected to be declining but not at a rate qualifying it for listing in a threatened category.	Unknown	This widespread species is distributed from patchy records in South Asia, into much of mainland Southeast Asia, and part of Insular Southeast Asia. In South Asia, it has been recorded from India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Nicobar Islands) and Nepal (Western Nepal) (Aul and Vijayakumar 2003, Korad et al. 2007, Molur et al. 2002, Vanitharani 2006). In China it has been recorded from Hong Kong, Guangdong, Hainan and Yunnan (Smith and Xie 2008). In mainland Southeast Asia, it ranges from southern Myanmar, through Thailand (including the island of Terutau), Lao PDR, Viet Nam, northern and eastern Cambodia. In Insular Southeast Asia the species has been recorded from Indonesia (Java Sulawesi, West Timor, Ambon, Seram and Batjan) and possibly from East Timor. In South Asia it has been recorded up to an elevation of 1,200 m asl (Molur et al. 2002).	The species is not known to be hunted, used, or traded.	Terrestrial	In South Asia, although there are no direct conservation measures in place, the species has been recorded from protected areas in India like Kalakkad-Mundunthurai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu (Vanitharani 2006). It has been recorded from a number of protected areas in Southeast Asia. In South Asia, studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, reproduction and ecology of this species. Populations of this species should be monitored to record changes in abundance and distribution (Molur et al. 2002).	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		pusillus	Dobson	1876	0	Monogr. Asiatic Chiroptera	p. 162	Small Long-fingered Bat	None.	India, Nicobar Isls (NW of Sumatra).	India, Nepal, and Burma to Sumatra and Timor (Indonesia), Philippines, and Moluccas.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis ; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme ; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950),Flannery (1995 a , b ), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus ; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b ). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002)recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.	Miniopterus pusillus	1005133	23	Small Long-fingered Bat	Nicobar Bent-winged Bat|Nicobar Long-fingered Bat|Small Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	pusillus	Dobson	1876	0						type locality not given. Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1918 to "Nicobar [Islands, India]."			pusillus Dobson, 1876	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.				India|Nepal|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Nicobar Islands|Indonesia|East Timor	Asia|Oceania	Indomalaya|Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_pusillus	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_pusillus	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_pusillus	1005133	23	Small Long-fingered Bat	Nicobar Bent-winged Bat|Nicobar Long-fingered Bat|Small Bent-winged Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Miniopteridae	NA	NA	Miniopterus	NA	pusillus	Dobson	0	Miniopterus pusillus	Dobson, G.E. 1876. Monograph of the Asiatic Chiroptera, and Catalogue of the Species of Bats in the Collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Printed by Order of the Trustees of the Indian Museum, London, 228 pp.	https://wellcomecollection.org/works/wznx4y6x	ZSI 15591	lectotype		type locality not given. Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1918 to "Nicobar [Islands, India]."			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.				India|Nepal|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Indonesia|East Timor	Asia|Oceania (Continent)	Indomalaya|Australasia	LC	0	0	0	Miniopterus_pusillus	0	sciname match	Miniopterus_pusillus	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		pusillus	Dobson	1876	0	Monogr. Asiatic Chiroptera	p. 162	Small Long-fingered Bat	None.	India, Nicobar Isls (NW of Sumatra).	India, Nepal, and Burma to Sumatra and Timor (Indonesia), Philippines, and Moluccas.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13569/22103542/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Reviewed by Hill (1983), Corbet and Hill (1992), Bates and Harrison (1997), and Kitchener and Suyanto (2002). Philippine records may actually represent australis; see Heaney et al. (1998). Does not seem to include macrocneme; see Sanborn and Nicholson (1950),Flannery (1995a, b), and Bonaccorso (1998), although also see Kitchener and Suyanto (2002), who treated macrocneme as a subspecies of pusillus but did not examine specimens of macrocneme sensu stricto. Some specimens from SE Asia previously identified as schreibersii may represent pusillus; see Hendrichsen et al. (2001b). Kitchener and Suyanto (2002)recognized but did not name a subspecies from Alor, Roti, Timor, Ambon, probably Seram, and possibly Sulawesi.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Miniopterus pusillus; Miniopterus pusillus; Miniopterus pusillus; Miniopterus pusillus; Miniopterus pusillus; Miniopterus pusillus; pusillus; Minioptére nain; Kleine Langfligelfledermaus; Miniépteroenano; Nicobar Bent-winged Bat; Nicobar Long-fingered Bat; Small Bent-winged Bat; Small Long-fingered Bat; Nicobar Bent-winged Bat; Nicobar Long-fingered Bat; Small Bent-winged Bat; Small Long-fingered Bat; Small Long-fingered Bat; M. pusillus