Biology:Paratriaenops furculus

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Short description: Species of bat

Paratriaenops furculus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinonycteridae
Genus: Paratriaenops
Species:
P. furculus
Binomial name
Paratriaenops furculus
(Trouessart, 1906)
Map.
Distribution of P. furculus (red), P. auritus (blue) and P. pauliani (green)

Paratriaenops furculus, 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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1831751 entry