Miniopterus tristis
(Waterhouse, 1845). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1845:3.


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ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Vespertilionidae

COMMON NAME—Greater bent-winged bat.

DISTRIBUTION—Philippines to Solomon Islands; records throughout the Philippines, possibly excluding Palawan Faunal Region. Recorded from Bohol (ROM), Guimaras (ROM), Leyte (USNM), Lubang (USNM), Mindanao (Maguindanao [FMNH], and Zamboanga del Norte [ROM] provinces), Negros (FMNH), and Tablas (ROM). Also reported from Cebu, Lubang, Luzon, Mindoro, and Samar (Hollister, 1912, 1913; Lawrence, 1939; Peterson, 1981; Taylor, 1934).

HABITAT—Apparently roost only in caves, and forage in agricultural areas and disturbed lowland forest near sea level (Rickart et al., 1993; Sanborn, 1952).

STATUS—Moderately common and widespread, but dependent on caves.

COMMENT ADDED IN 2005––Reported to be uncommon in caves in secondary and primary lowland forest at sea level to 430 m on Palawan Island (Esselstyn et al., 2004).


©2002 (photograph by P. Heideman)
From left to right: Miniopterus tristis, Miniopterus schreibersi, and Miniopterus australis.

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