Percival's trident bat
| Percival's trident bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Cloeotis |
| Species: | C. percivali |
| Binomial name | |
| Cloeotis percivali Thomas, 1901 | |
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| Percival's trident bat range | |
Percival's trident bat (Cloeotis percivali) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus Cloeotis. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and caves.
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Taylor, P., Aulagnier, S. & Fahr, J. 2004. Cloeotis percivali. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- 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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