Miniopterus schreibersii - #657
Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat
Dorsal view of captive animal, Miniopterus schreibersii blepotis. Also as Common or Schreiber's Bent-winged Bat. Formerly in Vespertilionidae.
Geographic Distribution
S Europe and Morocco through the Caucasus, Iran, and Bulgaria to most of China and Japan; most of Indo-Malayan region; Philippines; New Guinea; Solomon Isls (including Bougainville Isl); Australia; subsaharan Africa; Bismarck Arch
Order/Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Miniopterus
Specific Epithet
schreibersii
Image Location
Australia, NSW, Sydney
Image Date
1980
Photographer
R Herd