Trident bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the trident bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Asellia tridens
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Hipposideridae

Where does the trident bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the trident bat in 2 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the trident bat endangered?

The trident bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the trident bat?

The trident bat (Asellia tridens) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Hipposideridae, genus Asellia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the trident bat

The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is widely distributed in the West, South and Central Asia, and North, East, and Central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Trident bat (revision 1317690712), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305213 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).