Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Cladus: Boreosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yangochiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Name
Miniopteridae Dobson, 1875: 349
Type genus: Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
Combinations
Miniopteri Dobson, 1875: 349 [original description as a "group" of the Vespertilionidae]
Miniopterinae: Miller, 1907: 227 [elevate to subfamilia rank]
Miniopteridae: Mein & Tupinier, 1977: 207, 209 [elevate to familia rank]
References
Primary references
Dobson, G.E. 1875. Conspectus of the suborders, families and genera of Chiroptera arranged according to their natural affinities. Annals & Magazine of Natural Histoty series 4 16: 345–357.
Miller, G.S. 1907. The families and genera of bats. Bulletin - United States National Museum 57: 1–282.
Mein, P. & Tupinier, Y. 1977. Formule dentaire et position systématique du Minioptère (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Mammalia 41(2): 207–211. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1977.41.2.207
Additional references
Hoofer, S.R. & Van Den Bussche, R.A. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics of the chiropteran family Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica 5(suppl.): 1–63. DOI: 10.3161/001.005.s101 Open access Reference page.
Van Den Bussche, R.A. & Hoofer, S.R. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships among recent chiropteran families and the importance of choosing appropriate out-group taxa. Journal of Mammalogy 85(2): 321–330. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0321:PRARCF>2.0.CO;2
Hutcheon, J.M. & Kirsch, J.A.W. 2004. Camping in a different tree: results of molecular systematic studies of bats using DNA-DNA hybridization. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 11(1): 17–47. DOI: 10.1023/B:JOMM.0000029144.80747.d2
Eick, G.N., Jacobs, D.S. & Matthee, C.A. 2005. A Nuclear DNA Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolution of Echolocation and Historical Biogeography of Extant Bats (Chiroptera). Molecular Biology and Evolution 22(9): 1869–1886. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi180
Miller-Butterworth, C.M., Murphy, W.J., O'Brien S.J., Jacobs, D.S., Springer, M.S. & Teeling, E.C. 2007. A family matter: conclusive resolution of the taxonomic position of the long-fingered bats, Miniopterus. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(7): 1553–1561. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm076 Open access Reference page.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Langflügelfledermäuse
English: Long-fingered bats, Bent-winged bats
polski: Podkasańcowate
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