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Miniopterus tristis in life
In life — Great Bent-winged Bat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Jonathan M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jonathan M
BPBM 55794Vertebrate Zoology

Miniopterus tristis

Great Bent-winged Bat

As recorded: Miniopterus tristis (Waterhouse, 1845)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Miniopteridae

Collected by
T C Maa & J L GressittJudson Linsley Gressitt →Tsing-Chao Maa →
Island
Fakfak Div.
Region
Indonesia
Record type
Preserved specimen
16 Bishop specimens of Miniopterus tristisSpecies page ›

Miniopterus tristis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-06-20.

Miniopterus tristis observed 2022-06-20

2022-06-20

Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, Indonesia

(c) Jonathan M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Miniopterus tristis. BPBM 55794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/55794.

Record sources