What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Major's Long-fingered Bat been recorded?

Miniopterus majori occurrence evidence comes from 103 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1987 to 2012. Most records come from Madagascar.

MammaliaChiropteraMiniopteridaeMiniopterus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

103 records across 1 countries and territories, 1987–2012.

Miniopterus majori · GBIF taxon key 4266189

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19872012

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Major's Long-fingered Bat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Major's Long-fingered Bat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Madagascar 103

Related animals

Others in the family Miniopteridae.

Little Bent-winged bat
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Griveaud's Long-fingered Bat
Griveaud's Long-fingered Bat
409 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.