Trident Bat
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| Asellia tridens (É. Geoffroy, 1813) |
The Trident Bat or Trident Leaf-nosed Bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. 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.
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- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Asellia tridens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

