Paulian's trident bat, Paratriaenops pauliani, is a bat known only from Aldabra Atoll in the western Seychelles, where it was found on Picard Island. It was first treated as part of the Madagascan species now called Trouessart's trident bat, and was then described as a new species of Triaenops by Goodman and Ranivo in 2008, before it and its relatives were moved to the separate genus Paratriaenops. Its conservation status has not been formally assessed, but because its range is small and its population presumed small, it is thought to be precarious and possibly critically endangered. Reports from Cosmoledo Atoll are believed to be mistaken descriptions of animals collected on Picard Island. The Mammal Diversity Database places it in the family Rhinonycteridae.
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Paratriaenops pauliani (Mammal Diversity Database)
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Family: Rhinonycteridae
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While its conservation status has not been formally assessed, given its small range and presumed small population, it is thought to be precarious, possibly critically endangered.
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