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The '''trident bat''' or '''trident leaf-nosed bat''' (''Asellia tridens'') is a species of [[bat]] in the family [[Hipposideridae]]. It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[Algeria]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Chad]], [[Djibouti]], [[Egypt]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Gambia]], [[Iran]], [[Israel]], [[Libya]], [[Mali]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], [[Niger]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Senegal]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Tunisia]], [[Yemen]], and possibly [[Tanzania]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical]] or tropical [[dry forest]]s, dry [[savanna]], subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]], [[cave]]s and hot [[desert]]s.
The '''trident bat''' or '''trident leaf-nosed bat''' (''Asellia tridens'') is a species of [[bat]] in the family [[Hipposideridae]]. It is found in [[Afghanistan]], [[Algeria]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Chad]], [[Djibouti]], [[Egypt]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Gambia]], [[Iran]], [[Israel]], [[Libya]], [[Mali]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], [[Niger]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Senegal]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Tunisia]], [[Yemen]], and possibly [[Tanzania]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical]] or tropical [[dry forest]]s, dry [[savanna]], subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]], [[cave]]s and hot [[desert]]s.


They can be identified by their distinct nose from which protrudes a nose-leaf with three cusps (a trident). ''Asellia tridens'' are light brown to red in color. Their average wingspan is 270.3 mm. The average length of the body is 6.6 to 9 cm. The average mean maximal weight for males is 14.76 g and the average mean maximal weight for females is 13.05 grams<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Amichai|first=Eran|last2=Levin|first2=Eran|last3=Kronfeld-Schor|first3=Noga|last4=Roll|first4=Uri|last5=Yom-Tov|first5=Yoram|date=2013-02-01|title=Natural history, physiology and energetic strategies of Asellia tridens (Chiroptera)|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1616504712000808|journal=Mammalian Biology|volume=78|issue=2|pages=94–103|doi=10.1016/j.mambio.2012.06.006|issn=1616-5047}}</ref>.


==References==
==References==
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*Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp.&nbsp;312–529 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3 Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference]. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142&nbsp;pp.&nbsp;{{ISBN|978-0-8018-8221-0}}
*Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp.&nbsp;312–529 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3 Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference]. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142&nbsp;pp.&nbsp;{{ISBN|978-0-8018-8221-0}}
*Amichai, E., Levin, E., Kronfeld-Schor, N., Roll, U., Yom-Tov, Y. (2012). Natural history, physiology and energetic strategies of ''Asellia tridens'' (Chiroptera). ''Mammalian Biology, 78'', 94-103. <nowiki>http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.06.006</nowiki>.
*Kerboub, Y., Benabria, A., Adamou, D.M., Fentrouci, B., & Gaouar, S.B.S. (2017). Morphometric Characterization of Some Species of Bats in Western Algeria. ''Genetics and Biodiversity Journal, 1''(1), 71-80.
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Trident bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Asellia
Species:
A. tridens
Binomial name
Asellia tridens
(É. Geoffroy, 1813)
Trident bat range

The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Iran, Israel, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.


They can be identified by their distinct nose from which protrudes a nose-leaf with three cusps (a trident). Asellia tridens are light brown to red in color. Their average wingspan is 270.3 mm. The average length of the body is 6.6 to 9 cm. The average mean maximal weight for males is 14.76 g and the average mean maximal weight for females is 13.05 grams[2].

References

  1. ^ Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Kock, D.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Hutson, A.M. (2017). "Asellia tridens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T80221529A21975715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T80221529A21975715.en.
  2. ^ Amichai, Eran; Levin, Eran; Kronfeld-Schor, Noga; Roll, Uri; Yom-Tov, Yoram (2013-02-01). "Natural history, physiology and energetic strategies of Asellia tridens (Chiroptera)". Mammalian Biology. 78 (2): 94–103. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2012.06.006. ISSN 1616-5047.
  • Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 312–529 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
  • Amichai, E., Levin, E., Kronfeld-Schor, N., Roll, U., Yom-Tov, Y. (2012). Natural history, physiology and energetic strategies of Asellia tridens (Chiroptera). Mammalian Biology, 78, 94-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.06.006.
  • Kerboub, Y., Benabria, A., Adamou, D.M., Fentrouci, B., & Gaouar, S.B.S. (2017). Morphometric Characterization of Some Species of Bats in Western Algeria. Genetics and Biodiversity Journal, 1(1), 71-80.


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