The Philippine long-fingered bat (''Miniopterus paululus'') is a species of bat from the family Miniopteridae. It is native to

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, the

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, and

Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-wes ...

. Due to the dubious taxonomic status of the species, it has been suggested that it remain classified as a subspecies of the

little bent-wing bat The little bent-wing bat or little long-fingered bat (''Miniopterus australis'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vanuatu. Taxonomy The species was first descr ...

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Mammals described in 1913 Miniopteridae Mammals of the Philippines Taxa named by Ned Hollister Bats of Southeast Asia {{bat-stub