Miniopterus fuliginosus - #2573
Asian Long-fingered Bat
Formerly Miniopterus schreibersii fuliginosus. Also as Asian Bent-winged Bat|Eastern Bent-winged Bat|Eastern Long-fingered Bat. Formerly in Vespertilionidae.
Geographic Distribution
Caucasus through to South Asia, Peninsular Southeast Asia, China, North and South Korea; much of the Philippines, and on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali, and from the island of Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia). In Japan, on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, and Sado Island.
Order/Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Miniopterus
Specific Epithet
fuliginosus
Image Location
Taiwan, Nantou county, Yushan National Park
Image Date
19 August 2008
Photographer
C-H Chou