Percival's trident bat
Percival's trident bat (Cloeotis percivali) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus Cloeotis.[2] It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and caves.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinonycteridae |
| Genus: | Cloeotis Thomas, 1901 |
| Species: | C. percivali |
| Binomial name | |
| Cloeotis percivali Thomas, 1901 | |
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| Percival's trident bat range | |
References
- Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Taylor, P.J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W.; Aulagnier, S. (2017). "Cloeotis percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T4983A22028899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T4983A22028899.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Leaf-nosed bat | mammal". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- 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
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