Percival's trident bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinonycteridae |
| Genus: | Cloeotis Thomas, 1901 |
| Species: | C. percivali
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| Cloeotis percivali Thomas, 1901
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Percival's trident bat (Cloeotis percivali) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus Cloeotis.[2] 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[]
- ^ Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Taylor, P.J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W.; Aulagnier, S. (2017). "Cloeotis percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T4983A22028899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T4983A22028899.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Leaf-nosed bat | mammal". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- 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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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammals described in 1901
- Hipposideridae
- Mammals of Botswana
- Mammals of Kenya
- Mammals of Mozambique
- Mammals of South Africa
- Mammals of Eswatini
- Mammals of Tanzania
- Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mammals of Zambia
- Mammals of Zimbabwe
- Bats of Africa
- Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
- Hipposideridae stubs