Populations of this species have historically been included in " Miniopterus manavi ", but molecular data published in 2008 and 2009 indicate this supposed species in fact consists of five separate species, including the newly described " M . brachytragos ".
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It has been isolated twice from insectivorous bats, in 1981 from " Miniopterus schreibersi ", and in 1986 from " Nycteris thebaica ", and the virus is closely related to another bat-associated lyssavirus endemic to Africa, Lagos bat virus.
23.
The Common Brushtail possum ( " Trichosurus vulpecula " ), and microbat species, Gould s Wattled Bat ( " Chalinolobus gouldii " ) and the Common Bent-wing Bat ( " Miniopterus schreibersii " ), appeared to be the only surviving native mammals in the area.
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Threatened mammal species recorded in the park include the common bent wing bat ( " Miniopterus schreibersii " ), little bent wing bat ( " Miniopterus australis " ), the nationally threatened grey-headed flying fox ( " Pteropus poliocephalus " ), and squirrel glider ( " Petaurus norfolcensis " ).
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Threatened mammal species recorded in the park include the common bent wing bat ( " Miniopterus schreibersii " ), little bent wing bat ( " Miniopterus australis " ), the nationally threatened grey-headed flying fox ( " Pteropus poliocephalus " ), and squirrel glider ( " Petaurus norfolcensis " ).
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In another molecular study, published in 2008 and using both cyt " b " and mitochondrial D-loop sequences, Nicole Weyeneth and colleagues found that examined specimens of " " Miniopterus manavi " " actually grouped in two, distantly related clades one including specimens from Madagascar, Anjouan, and Grande Comore, and the other occurring on Madagascar and Anjouan only.
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At the palate's back margin is a long, thin posterior palatal spine . " Miniopterus aelleni " has 36 teeth in the dental formula ( two incisors, one diastemata ( gaps ) between the upper canine ( C1 ) and P2 and between P2 and P4, which are weaker or absent in " M . griveaudi " and " M . manavi ".
28.
Populations of this species have historically been included in " Miniopterus manavi ", but evidence published in 2008 and 2009 indicates that " M . manavi " is a complex of five separate species, including the newly described " M . aelleni " . " M . aelleni " has been found in forests and caves in M . griveaudi ", also formerly included in " M . manavi ".
