Asellia tridens

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813)

Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Rhinolophoidea
Family : Hipposideridae
Genus : Asellia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, vol. 20, 265

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3553704

Original name as described

Rhinolophus tridens

Other common names

Geoffroy's Trident Bat

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1068

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1068

Type locality

near Luxor, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Mauritania · Mali · Morocco · Burkina Faso · Algeria · Tunisia · Niger · Libya · Chad · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Somalia · Eritrea · Djibouti · Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Lebanon? · Saudi Arabia · Oman · Yemen · United Arab Emirates? · Qatar? · Kuwait? · Iraq · Syria · Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. italosomalica

Taxonomy notes citation

Benda, P., Vallo, P., & Reiter, A. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus Asellia (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with a description of a new species from southern Arabia. Acta Chiropterologica, 13(2), 245-270.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004559

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Asellia tridens diluta

Andersen, 1918

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

diluta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.11.14.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/89fa09a1-8705-4c4f-8e99-89d86646cd25

Authority page

379

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22103262

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Asellia tridens pallida

P. Laurent, 1937

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Rhinolophus tridens

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tridens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1068

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1068

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3553704

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Phyllorhina tridens

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tridens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627564

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Hipposideros tridens

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tridens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835415

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Asellia tridens

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tridens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

52

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Benda, Vallo & Reiter (2011:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2193)
  5. Happold & Happold (2013:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  6. Benda, Spitzenberger, Hanák, Andreas, Reiter, Ševčík, Šmíd & Uhrin (2014:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25234)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/80221529/21975715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Asellia tridens murraiana

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

murraiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Benda, Vallo & Reiter (2011:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2193)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Asellia tridens tridens

Simmons, 2005

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

tridens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Benda, Vallo & Reiter (2011:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2193)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Phyllorhina tridens var. murraiana

(J. Anderson, 1881)

Family

Hipposideridae

Root name

murraiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Calcutta

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