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Trident bat

Mammals

The trident bat, Asellia tridens, also called the trident leaf-nosed bat or Geoffroy's trident bat, is a widely distributed Old World leaf-nosed bat of western, southern and central Asia and of northern, eastern and central Africa. Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire described it in 1813 from a specimen near Luxor, Egypt, first placing it in the genus Rhinolophus. Adults weigh 12 to 13 grams and have a forearm about 50 millimetres long. Females bear a single pup after about ten weeks of gestation, and the pups fly at around three weeks and are weaned by six or seven weeks. Predators include the sooty falcon, lanner falcon, barn owl and several eagle owls. The IUCN lists it as Least Concern because of its wide range and large presumed population.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Population Trend
Stable 1
Threats
Human Intrusions and Disturbance 1
Threats
Pollution 1
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
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In Biome

Desert, Biomes
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Savanna, Biomes
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Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
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Xeric Shrubland, Biomes
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Found In

Afghanistan

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Afghanistan
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Afghanistan · Algeria
Algeria

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Afghanistan · Algeria · Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso

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Algeria · Burkina Faso · Chad
Chad

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Chad
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Burkina Faso · Chad · Djibouti
Djibouti

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Chad · Djibouti · Egypt
Egypt

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Egypt
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Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea
Eritrea

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Eritrea
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Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia
Ethiopia

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Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gambia
Gambia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Gambia
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Ethiopia · Gambia · Iran
Iran

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Gambia · Iran · Iraq
Iraq

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Iran · Iraq · Israel
Israel

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Iraq · Israel · Jordan
Jordan

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Israel · Jordan · Libya
Libya

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Jordan · Libya · Mali
Mali

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Libya · Mali · Mauritania
Mauritania

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Mali · Mauritania · Morocco
Morocco

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Mauritania · Morocco · Niger
Niger

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Niger
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Morocco · Niger · Oman
Oman

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Niger · Oman · Pakistan
Pakistan

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Oman · Pakistan · Palestine
Palestine

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Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

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Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal
Senegal

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Senegal
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Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia
Somalia

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Senegal · Somalia · South Sudan
South Sudan

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, South Sudan
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Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan
Sudan

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South Sudan · Sudan · Syria
Syria

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Sudan · Syria · Tunisia
Tunisia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Tunisia
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Syria · Tunisia · Yemen
Yemen

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Yemen
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Tunisia · Yemen · Kuwait?
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web: Asellia tridens (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web
  • Communication and Perception, nocturnal
    Because this species is nocturnal and insectivorous
  • Conservation Status
    populations seem stable and the species is widespread
  • Conservation Status, roost disturbance
    populations may be threatened by roost disturbance, pesticides, and human persecution
  • Conservation Status, pesticides
    populations may be threatened by roost disturbance, pesticides, and human persecution
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    can consume vast numbers of insects, which may be crop pests or disease vectors.
  • Conservation Status, CITES
    No special status
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Asellia tridens (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • Taxon page, IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Taxon page, Species status
    Species status Living
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Trident bat (Wikipedia)
  • Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
    is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, everyday group
    is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, dry forest
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Lead, dry savanna
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.
  • In Biome: Xeric Shrubland, Lead, dry shrubland
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.
  • In Biome: Desert, Lead, hot deserts
    Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.
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