Greater long-fingered bat

The greater long-fingered bat (Miniopterus inflatus) is a species in the family Miniopteridae.^[2] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It roosts in caves. The long-fingered bats diet consists of trawling fish. This species is one of three bat species known to catch fish.

Greater long-fingered bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Miniopteridae
Genus:	Miniopterus
Species:	M. inflatus
Binomial name
Miniopterus inflatus Thomas, 1903

References

1. Monadjem, A.; Schlitter, D. (2017). "Miniopterus inflatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13565A22104819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13565A22104819.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Miller‐Butterworth, C. M., Eick, G., Jacobs, D. S., Schoeman, M. C., & Harley, E. H. (2005). Genetic and phenotypic differences between South African long‐fingered bats, with a global miniopterine phylogeny. Journal of Mammalogy, 86(6), 1121–1135. https://doi.org/10.1644/05-MAMM-A-021R1.1

3. Aizpurua, O., Garin, I., Alberdi, A., Salsamendi, E., Baagøe, H., & Aihartza, J. (2013). Fishing Long-Fingered Bats (Myotis capaccinii) Prey Regularly upon Exotic Fish. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e80163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080163