Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 451 529 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Miniopterus fuscus Bonhote 1902 Miniopterus fuscus Bonhote 1902 , Novit. Zool., 9: 626 . Type Locality: Japan , Ryukyu Isls, Okinawa . Vernacular Names: Southeast Asian Long-fingered Bat . Synonyms: Miniopterus yayeyamae Kuroda 1924 . Distribution: Ryukyu Isls ( Japan ). Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable. Discussion: May include medius ; see Hill (1983) and Corbet and Hill (1992) . Does not include fraterculus ; see Peterson et al. (1995) . Reviewed by Yoshiyuki (1989). Corbet and Hill (1992) suggested that yayeyamae may merit recognition as a distinct subspecies.