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Miniopterus in life
In life — Bent-winged Bats, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) melissadonnelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by melissadonnelly
BPBM 145558Vertebrate Zoology

Miniopterus

Bent-winged Bats

As recorded: Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Miniopteridae

Collected by
J L Gressitt & T C MaaJudson Linsley Gressitt →Tsing-Chao Maa →
Region
New Caledonia
Record type
Preserved specimen
136 Bishop specimens of Miniopterus · collected 1966–1968Species page ›

Miniopterus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 659 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Miniopterus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Sochi gorsovet, RU-KD, RU

(c) agiza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miniopterus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Brisbane QLD, Australia

(c) robinrowland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miniopterus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

New South Wales, AU

(c) Emily Sonter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miniopterus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

New South Wales, AU

(c) Emily Sonter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miniopterus observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Kecskemét, HU-BK, HU

(c) eva18593, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miniopterus observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Israel

(c) omerschc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Miniopterus. BPBM 145558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93659969. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/145558.

Record sources