Miniopterus fuscus Bonhote 1902

Miniopterus fuscus Bonhote 1902, Novit. Zool., 9: 626.

Type Locality: Japan, Ryukyu Isls, Okinawa.

Vernacular Names: Southeast Asian Long-fingered Bat.

Synonyms: Miniopterus yayeyamae Kuroda 1924 .

Distribution: Ryukyu Isls (Japan).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: May include medius; see Hill (1983) and Corbet and Hill (1992). Does not include fraterculus; see Peterson et al. (1995). Reviewed by Yoshiyuki (1989). Corbet and Hill (1992) suggested that yayeyamae may merit recognition as a distinct subspecies.