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Species profile—Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis (eastern bent-wing bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Miniopteridae (bent-winged bats) → Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis (eastern bent-wing bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Miniopteridae (bent-winged bats)
Scientific name
Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis Maeda, 1982
Common name
eastern bent-wing bat
Type reference
Maeda, K. 1982. Studies on the classification of Miniopterus in Eurasia, Australia and Melanesia. Honyurui Kagaku suppl. 1: 1–176. [23].
WildNet taxon ID
955
Synonym(s)
Miniopterus schreibersii
Miniopterus oceanensis
Miniopterus orianae oceanensis
Miniopterus blepotis
Alternate name(s)
common bentwing-bat
bent-winged bat
eastern bent-winged bat
Schreibers` bat
Schreibers' long tailed bat
large bent-wing bat
large bentwing bat
common bent-wing bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=955.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
8 March 2022