Triaenops menamena

S. M. Goodman & Ranivo, 2009

Rufous Trident Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Goodman, S.M. and Ranivo, J. 2009-01-01. 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.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1515/MAMM.2009.011

Original name as described

Triaenops menamena

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:178563

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2677331

Type locality

"Madagascar, Province de Mahajanga, Réserve Naturelle Intégrale [Parc National] de Namoroka, Grotte d'Ampidiranamhaja, 4 km SSW Namoroka village, 16° 25.957' S, 45° 17.180' E, 120 m above sea level."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described as a replacement name for rufus, which is now a synonym of T. persicus along with humbloti; moved from Hipposideridae to Rhinonycteridae

Taxonomy notes 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. · 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004767

Country distribution map

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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.

Triaenops menamena

S. M. Goodman & Ranivo, 2009

Family

Rhinonycteridae

Root name

menamena

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:178563

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2677331

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Benda & Vallo (2009:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/2151)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40026/22065029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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