Miniopterus Bonaparte 1837 (bend-winged bat)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Parent taxon: Vespertilionidae according to D. A. Burney et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Ancenycteris, Antrozous, Anzanycteris, Barbastella, Chadronycteris, Chamtwaria, Dasypterus, Eptesicus, Histiotus, Ia, Karstala, Khonsunycteris, Lasionycteris, Lasiurus, Miomyotis, Miostrellus, Murina, Myotis, Noctilioninia, Nyctalus, Nycticeius, Oligomyotis, Paleptesicus, Phyllostomina, Pipistrellus, Plecotus, Plionycteris, Potamonycteris, Pteropina, Rhinolophina, Rhogeessa, Scotomanes, Scotophilus, Shanwangia, Simonycteris, Stehlinia, Suaptenos, Tylonycteris, Vespertilio, Vespertilionina
Subtaxa: Miniopterus approximatus, Miniopterus fossilis, Miniopterus tao
Ecology: volant omnivore