Persian Trident Bat

Taxobox
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
name = Persian Trident Bat
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
subordo = Microchiroptera
familia = Rhinolophidae
subfamilia = Hipposiderinae
genus = "Triaenops"
species = "T. persicus"
binomial = "Triaenops persicus"
binomial_authority = Dobson, 1871

The Persian Trident Bat or Triple Nose-leaf Bat ("Triaenops persicus") is a species of bat found along the coasts of Iran, Oman, Aden, to East Africa.

Tourism development has disturbed the coral caves inhabited by these bats, and consequently the species is locally threatened.

References

* http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/T/Triaenops_persicus.asp
* [http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/triple+nose-leaf+bat Hutchinson encyclopedia article about the triple nose-leaf bat]