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African Trident Bat

Triaenops afer

Classification

The African trident bat (Triaenops afer) is a species of rhinonycterid (leaf-nosed or nose-leaf) bat found in Africa, from western Central Africa east to coastal Kenya and Mozambique. Taxonomy and etymology The African trident bat, Triaenops afer, was first described as a new species in 1877 by German zoologist, Wilhelm Peters. From around 1963 through 2009, the species had been considered a subspecies of the Persian or rufous trident bat (T.

Distribution

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