Miniopterus é um gênero de morcegos da família Miniopteridae. Estava classificado na subfamília Miniopterinae dentro de Vespertilionidae, entretanto, estudos moleculares demonstraram que o grupo é distinto o suficiente para ser considerado uma família distinta.
Espécies São reconhecidas entre 32 e 33 espécies:GOODMAN, S.M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; WEYENETH, N.; BRADMAN, H.M.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; RUEDI, M.; APPLETON, B. (2009). The use of molecular and morphological characters to resolve the taxonomic identity of cryptic species: the case of Miniopterus manavi (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae). Zoologica Scripta 38: 339-363.GOODMAN, S.M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; BRADMAN, H.M.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; APPLETON, B. (2009). The use of molecular phylogenetic and morphological tools to identify cryptic and paraphyletic species: examples from the diminutive long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae: Miniopterus) on Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3669: 34pp.GOODMAN, S.M.; RAMASINDRAZANA, B.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; SCHOEMAN, M.C.; APPLETON, B. (2011). Morphological, bioacoustical, and genetic variation in Miniopterus bats from eastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2880: 1-19.TIAN, L.; LIANG, B.; MAEDA, K.; METZNER, W.; ZHANG, S. (2004). Molecular studies on the classification of Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Folia Zoologica 53 (3): 303–311.APPLETON B.R.; MCKENZIE J.A.; CHIRSTIDIS L. (2004). Molecular Systematics and Biogeography of the Bentwing Bat Complex Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 431–439.GOODMAN, S.M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; BRADMAN, H.M.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; APPLETON, B.R. 2009. Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, M. griffithsi. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48 (1): 75-86.JUSTE, J.; FERRÁNDEZ, A.; FA, J.E.; MASEFIELD, W.; IBÁÑEZ, C. (2007). Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of São Tomé, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA. Acta Chiropterologica 9 (1): 27-37.CHURCHILL, S. Australian Bats. 2ª ed. Allen & Unwin, 2009. 256 p.ŠRÁMEK, J.; GVOZDIK, V.; BENDA, P. (2013) Hidden diversity in bent-winged bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) of the Western Palaearctic and adjacent regions: implications for taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 167:1, 165-190.GOODMAN, S. M.; BRADMAN, H. M.; MAMINIRINA, C.P.; RYAN, K. E.; CHRISTIDIS, L. L.; APPLETON, B. (2008). A new species of Miniopterus (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from lowland southeastern Madagascar. Mammalian Biology 73(3): 199-213.GOODMAN, S. M.; RYAN, K. E.; MAMINIRINA, C. P.; FAHR, J.; CHRISTIDIS, L.; APPLETON, B. (2007). Specific status of populations on Madagascar referred to Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 1216-1229.FAHR, J.; DJOSSA, B.A.; VIERHAUS, H. (2006). Rapid assessment of bats (Chiroptera) in Déré, Diécké and Mt. Béro classified forests, southeastern Guinea; including a review of the distribution of bats in Guinée Forestière. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 40: 168–180, 245–247.
Miniopterus aelleni Miniopterus africanus [considerada sinônimo de M. inflatus.Happold, M. In press. Miniopterus inflatus. In: D.C.D. Happold and M. Happold (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands] Miniopterus australis Miniopterus brachytragos Miniopterus egeri Miniopterus fraterculus Miniopterus fuliginosus Miniopterus fuscus Miniopterus gleni Miniopterus griffithsi Miniopterus griveaudi Miniopterus inflatus Minopterus macrocneme Miniopterus magnater Miniopterus mahafaliensis Miniopterus majori Miniopterus manavi Miniopterus medius Miniopterus minor Miniopterus natalensis Miniopterus newtoni Miniopterus oceanensis Miniopterus orianae Miniopterus pallidus Miniopterus paululus Miniopterus petersoni Miniopterus pusillus Miniopterus robustior Miniopterus schreibersii Miniopterus shortridgei Miniopterus sororculus Miniopterus tao Miniopterus tristis Miniopterus villiersi Miniopterus zapfei
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