SCIENTIFIC NAME: Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
COMMON NAMES: Bent-winged bats, Long-fingered bats
SYNONYMS: no
DIMENSIONS: Body mass 6-20 g, head & body 40-78 mm, tail 40-67 mm, forearm 37-55 mm, wing span 25-40 cm.
DESCRIPTION:
DISTRIBUTION: Tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, from Mediterranean, southern part of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Far East to South Africa and Australia.
NATURAL HISTORY:

One or two species occur in Russia and neighbouring countries:
Common bent-winged bat - M. schreibersi
Eastern bent-winged bat - M. fuliginosus