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SPECIES Triaenops persicus
| Author: | Dobson, 1871. | | Citation: | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 40: 455. | | Common Name: | Persian Trident Bat | | Type Locality: | Iran, Shiraz, 4,750 ft. (1,448 m). | | Distribution: | Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Yemen, Oman, Republic of Congo, Iran, Pakistan. | | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | See Hayman and Hill (1971) and Hill (1982) for discussion of contents. Does not include rufus; see Peterson et al. (1995). It is possible that majusculus represents a distinct species; see Cotterill (2001a). Reviewed in part by DeBlase (1980), Harrison and Bates (1991), and Bates and Harrison (1997). See Taylor (2000a) for distribution map. |
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