Miniopterus
Bent-winged Bats
As recorded: Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Miniopteridae
- Collected by
- N Wilson
- Island
- Central New Guinea Dist.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Miniopterus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 659 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Sochi gorsovet, RU-KD, RU
(c) agiza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) robinrowland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
New South Wales, AU
(c) Emily Sonter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
New South Wales, AU
(c) Emily Sonter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kecskemét, HU-BK, HU
(c) eva18593, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Israel
(c) omerschc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Miniopterus. BPBM 21609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659928. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/21609.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93659928 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026