Percival's trident bat

Percival's trident bat (Cloeotis percivali) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.^[1][2] It is monotypic within the genus Cloeotis.^[2] It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, with its core distribution in Southern Africa. It has been reported from Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are savannas where there are suitable caves and mine tunnels that it can use for roosting. Colonies are never large (no more than about 300 individuals). Local numbers fluctuate greatly. Colonies can disappear, perhaps because they move to another place or go extinct.^[1]

Percival's trident bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Rhinonycteridae
Genus:	Cloeotis Thomas, 1901
Species:	C. percivali
Binomial name
Cloeotis percivali Thomas, 1901
Percival's trident bat core range