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Somalian trident bat

Mammals

The Somalian trident bat, Asellia italosomalica, is a leaf-nosed bat of the Horn of Africa. Oscar de Beaux described it in 1931 as a subspecies of the trident bat, Asellia tridens, and it kept that rank until 2011, when Benda and colleagues found a genetic distance of more than twelve percent from other members of the genus and raised it to a full species. It is nocturnal and roosts by day in sheltered places such as caves, in colonies of up to 1,000 individuals. It lives in Somalia and on the Yemeni island of Socotra, in arid country that includes savanna, shrubland, grassland and desert. Because it was so recently recognized, the IUCN rated it Data Deficient in 2017.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Somalian trident bat (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Somalian trident bat (Wikipedia)
Grassland, Biomes
Source Somalian trident bat (Wikipedia)
Savanna, Biomes
Source Somalian trident bat (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Somalia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia italosomalica (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Somalia
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Somalia
Somalia · Yemen
Yemen

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia italosomalica (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Yemen
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Yemen
Somalia · Yemen
Sources
1. Somalian trident bat (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation
    As of 2017, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN.
  • Biology and ecology
    It is a nocturnal species, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.
  • Article text, habitat
    It is a nocturnal species, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.
  • Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
    is a species of bat found
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, everyday group
    is a species of bat found
  • In Biome: Savanna, Biology and ecology, savanna
    It inhabits arid areas such as savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert.
  • In Biome: Grassland, Biology and ecology, grassland
    It inhabits arid areas such as savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert.
  • In Biome: Desert, Biology and ecology, desert
    It inhabits arid areas such as savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert.
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia italosomalica (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity DatabaseTaxon page, Species status
Quote, Taxon page, Species status
Species status Living
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