Miniopterus shortridgei
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Miniopterus shortridgei, commonly known as the Shortridges's Long-fingered bat, is a bat
in the genus Miniopterus
which occurs throughout Indonesia
. It was described by Kitchener and Suyanto in 2002.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the genus Miniopterus
Miniopterus
Miniopterus is a genus of bats and the only genus of the family Miniopteridae. The genus was previously placed in its own subfamily, Miniopterinae, of the vesper bat family, but is now classified in its own family....
which occurs throughout Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It was described by Kitchener and Suyanto in 2002.