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- Natal Long-fingered Bat
mammal · Chiroptera · Miniopteridae
Natal Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus natalensis (A.Smith, 1833) — also called Natal Bent-winged Bat, Natal Clinging Bat, Natal Long-fingered Bat.. Occurrence records of the Natal Long-fingered Bat are shared on GBIF from around 14 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Vredefort Dome core area (24 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMiniopteridae
14reserves with records
87records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area | NW North West | 24 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 17 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Colbyn ValleyNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Dassie TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| Cango WildlifeNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 5 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Gauteng
- 2 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Miniopteridae
- Scientific name
- Miniopterus natalensis
- GBIF taxon
- 7261853
- Wikidata
- Q2047785
More of the Miniopteridae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.