Paratriaenops furcula
| Paratriaenops furcula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinonycteridae |
| Genus: | Paratriaenops |
| Species: | P. furcula |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratriaenops furcula (Trouessart, 1906) | |
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| Distribution of P. furcula (red), P. auritus (blue) and P. pauliani (green) | |
Paratriaenops furcula, 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,[2] but is now placed in the separate genus Paratriaenops.[3] A related species, Paratriaenops pauliani, occurs in the Seychelles.
Discovery
Paratriaenops furcula was originally described in 1906 by Édouard-Louis Trouessart under the name Triaenops furcula. The original description was published in the Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle (Paris). The type locality was recorded as the Grotte de Sarondrana (Sarodrano), in Saint-Augustin Bay on the west coast of Madagascar. The type series is preserved in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris.[4]
The species was originally placed in Triaenops. In 2009, Benda and Vallo established the genus Paratriaenops, and Triaenops furcula was subsequently recognised under its current combination, Paratriaenops furcula.[5]
References
- ↑ Monadjem, A.; Razafimanahaka, J.; Ranivo, J.; Kofoky, A.; Hutson, A.M.; Cardiff, S.G.; Andriafidison, D.; Goodman, S.; Jenkins, R.K.B.; Racey, P.A.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. (2017). "Paratriaenops furculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T81060220A22040490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T81060220A22040490.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Benda, P.; Vallo, P. (2009). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Triaenops (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with description of a new species from southern Arabia and definitions of a new genus and tribe" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 58 (Monograph 1): 1–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ↑ "Paratriaenops furcula • Trouessart's Trident Bat". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Paratriaenops furcula". itis.gov. Retrieved 2026-08-23.