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Temminck's trident bat

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Temminck's trident bat, Aselliscus tricuspidatus, is a leaf-nosed bat of the western Pacific and the Moluccas. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and the type specimen came from Amboina in the Molucca Islands. The species is also known as the trident leaf-nosed bat. It belongs to the family Hipposideridae, the Old World leaf-nosed bats, and the Mammal Diversity Database places it in the Australasian biogeographic realm with an IUCN status of Least Concern. The English Wikipedia article for this species is short and gives little detail on its ecology.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hipposideridae, Taxa
Source Temminck's trident bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Indonesia
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Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Vanuatu
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Vanuatu
Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
    3934 Aselliscus tricuspidatus Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 4.1 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt, row Aselliscus tricuspidatus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
    3934 Aselliscus tricuspidatus Hipposideridae 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC A A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 4.1 Ref_117 1
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2. Mammal Diversity Database: Aselliscus tricuspidatus (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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Temminck's 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
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