Miniopterus minor Peters 1866

Miniopterus minor Peters 1866, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1866: 885.

Type Locality: Tanzania, coast opposite Zanzibar Isl.

Vernacular Names: Least Long-fingered Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Miniopterus minor subsp. minor Peters 1866

Subspecies Miniopterus minor subsp. newtoni Bocage 1889

Subspecies Miniopterus minor subsp. occidentalis Juste and Ibáñez 1992

Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Republic of Congo, São Tomé Isl.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Juste and Ibañez (1992), who designated a neotype for newtoni. Does not include manavi or griveaudi see Peterson et al. (1995).