Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Family MINIOPTERIDAE Dobson, 1875 Despite support for full familial status based on morphological data ( Aggarwal & Sinha 1973 ; Mein & Tupinier 1977 ), this taxon has long been classified in the Subfamily Miniopterinae in the Family Vespertilionidae ( Simmons 2005 ) . Hoofer and Van Den Bussche (2003) and Miller-Butterworth et al . (2007) later elevated Miniopteridae to a distinct family based on molecular analysis, a distinction that has been confirmed through subsequent DNA-based studies ( Lack & Van Den Bussche 2010 ; Lack et al. 2010 ).