Authority citation: Dobson, G.E. 1871. On a new genus and species of Rhinolophidae, with description of a new species of Vesperus, and notes on some other species of insectivorous bats from Persia. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 40(4):455-461.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35631339
Original name as described: Triaenops persicus
Nominal names: persicus Dobson, 1871 | humbloti A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 | rufus A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 | macdonaldi D. L. Harrison, 1956 | humbolti Simmons, 2005 [incorrect subsequent spelling | not used as valid]
Other common names: Rufous Trident Bat|Triple Nose-leaf Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Rhinonycteridae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1876.3.10.3, ZMB 4370, ZSI 15589, ZSI 15590
Type locality: "at an elevation of about 4750 feet [= 1448 m] near Shiraz in Persia [= Iran]."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Yemen (YEM) | Oman (OMN) | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | Iran (IRN) | Pakistan (PAK) | Kenya (KEN)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: previously included T. afer and includes the names rufus and humbloti (populations of which are now known under the replacement name T. menamena); moved from Hipposideridae to Rhinonycteridae
Citation: Goodman, S. M., & Ranivo, J. (2009). The geographical origin of the type specimens of Triaenops rufus and T. humbloti (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) reputed to be from Madagascar and the description of a replacement species name. Mammalia, 73(1), 47-55.|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. Folia Zoologica, 58, 1-45.|Foley, N. M., Thong, V. D., Soisook, P., Goodman, S. M., Armstrong, K. N., Jacobs, D. S., ... & Teeling, E. C. (2015). How and why overcome the impediments to resolution: lessons from rhinolophid and hipposiderid bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 32(2), 313-333.
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