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Triaenops
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Triaenops

Triaenops is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is classified in the tribe Triaenopini, along with the closely related genus Paratriaenops and perhaps the poorly known Cloeotis. The species of Paratriaenops, which occur on Madagascar and the Seychelles, were placed in Triaenops until 2009. Triaenops currently contains the following species:

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

African Trident Bat

speciesTriaenops afer

Rufous Trident Bat

speciesTriaenops menamena

Persian Trident Bat

speciesTriaenops persicus

Yemeni Trident Bat

speciesTriaenops parvus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40707.