Peterson's long-fingered bat

Peterson's long-fingered bat (Miniopterus petersoni) is a bat in the genus Miniopterus which occurs in southeast Madagascar.^[2] It was described by Steven M. Goodman et al. in 2008.^[2] While M. petersoni is similar to M. sororculus, the two species are not closely related to each other, and possess a number of differing external and cranial characteristics.^[2]

Peterson's long-fingered bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Miniopteridae
Genus:	Miniopterus
Species:	M. petersoni
Binomial name
Miniopterus petersoni Goodman et al., 2008
Miniopterus petersoni range

References

1. Jenkins, R.K.B.; Rakotoarivelo, A. (2019). "Miniopterus petersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T81633135A22035230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T81633135A22035230.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Goodman, Steven M; Bradman, Helen M; Maminirina, Claudette P; Ryan, Kate E; Christidis, Les L; Appleton, Belinda (2008), "A new species of Miniopterus (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from lowland southeastern Madagascar", Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 73 (3): 199, doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2007.12.003