Mammals of the WorldSmall Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus pusillus
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Miniopteridae
- Genus
- Miniopterus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- India|Nepal|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Indonesia|East Timor
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Australasia
Other names: Nicobar Bent-winged Bat|Nicobar Long-fingered Bat|Small Bent-winged Bat
About this species
- Range
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Southeast Asia and the Philippines
The small bent-winged bat is a bat in the bent-winged bat family, Miniopteridae, which has similarities to and distinct differences from the vesper bats. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. A novel coronavirus has been identified in this species (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, habitat, diet or breeding information, so this entry is limited to identification and range (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)