Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat

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Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Asellia
Species:
A. patrizii
Binomial name
Asellia patrizii
de Beaux, 1931
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Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat range

Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia patrizii) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and caves.

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References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M. (2017). "Asellia patrizii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T2153A21975955. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T2153A21975955.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.