| Mozambique long-fingered bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Miniopteridae |
| Genus: | Miniopterus |
| Species: | M. mossambicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Miniopterus mossambicus Monadjem, Goodman, Stanley & Appleton, 2013 | |
The Mozambique long-fingered bat (Miniopterus mossambicus) is a species of bat within the family Miniopteridae.
Taxonomy
The species name mossambicus stands for the country the type series was collected in, Mozambique.
Distribution
The Mozambique long-fingered bat's distribution is in Africa within countries such as Kenya, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and other countries in East Africa at elevations of 420 to 1800 meters.
The holotype was collected in a mist net that was placed over a swimming pool at the Bamboo Inn, on the outskirts of Nampula, at an altitude of 420 meters. A paratype was also caught shortly afterwards in the same mist net settup.
Behavior and ecology
The species is nocturnal and uses caves and mines during the day as roosts.
References
- ^ "Miniopterus mossambicus Monadjem & Goodman & Stanley & Appleton 2013, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Miniopterus mossambicus Monadjem, Goodman, Stanley & Appleton, 2013". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Miniopterus mossambicus Monadjem, Goodman, Stanley & Appleton 2013 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Miniopterus mossambicus | |