Paratriaenops furcula

Paratriaenops furcula, also known as Trouessart's trident bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It was formerly assigned to the genus Triaenops,^[2] but is now placed in the separate genus Paratriaenops.^[3] A related species, Paratriaenops pauliani, occurs in the Seychelles.

Paratriaenops furcula
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Rhinonycteridae
Genus:	Paratriaenops
Species:	P. furcula
Binomial name
Paratriaenops furcula (Trouessart, 1906)
Distribution of P. furcula (red), P. auritus (blue) and P. pauliani (green)

References

1. Monadjem, A.; Razafimanahaka, J.; Ranivo, J.; Kofoky, A.; Hutson, A.M.; Cardiff, S.G.; Andriafidison, D.; Goodman, S.; Jenkins, R.K.B.; Racey, P.A.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. (2017). "Paratriaenops furculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T81060220A22040490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T81060220A22040490.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Benda, P.; Vallo, P. (2009). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Triaenops (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with description of a new species from southern Arabia and definitions of a new genus and tribe" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 58 (Monograph 1): 1–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-12.