Miniopterus griveaudi [SEP] IUCN conservation status
the association of these data with any of the species now recognized uncertain; however, species of "Miniopterus" generally feed on insects. "Miniopterus griveaudi" was assessed as "Data Deficient" on the IUCN Red List in 2008, but the account predates the recognition of the species on Anjouan and Madagascar.
"Miniopterus griveaudi" is known from altitude on Grande Comore and on Anjouan. In the Comoros, it roosts in caves, both lava tubes and shallower structures; it was found to share one cave on Grande
his collaborators decided conservatively to keep "M. manavi" as a single species, recommending reassessment of the status of those forms as new material would become available.
In the 2000s, molecular studies helped clarify the systematics of "Miniopterus". In 2007, Javier Juste and colleagues, using sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome "b" gene, found that bats from Madagascar ("M. manavi"), Grande Comore ("M. manavi griveaudi") and São Tomé ("M. minor newtoni";