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Paratriaenops furculus

Paratriaenops furculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
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, but is now placed in the separate genus Paratriaenops. A related species, Paratriaenops pauliani, occurs in the Seychelles.



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