Miniopterus tao Woloszyn 1986 (bend-winged bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Full reference: B. W. Woloszyn. 1986. A new species of long-winged bat Miniopterus tao sp. n. (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Locality 1 at Choukoutien, China. Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Geologica, Spinar Volume No. 2 205-211

Belongs to Miniopterus according to B. W. Woloszyn 1986

Sister taxa: Miniopterus approximatus, Miniopterus fossilis, Miniopterus schreibersi

Type specimen: ISEZ MF/619/63/1, a mandible

Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Miniopterus tao in the database

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