Paratriaenops furcula

Paratriaenops furcula, also known as Trouessart's trident bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Madagascar. It was formerly assigned to the genus Triaenops,^[2] but is now placed in the separate genus Paratriaenops.^[3] A related species, Paratriaenops pauliani, occurs in the Seychelles.

Paratriaenops furcula
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Rhinonycteridae
Genus:	Paratriaenops
Species:	P. furcula
Binomial name
Paratriaenops furcula (Trouessart, 1906)
Distribution of P. furcula (red), P. auritus (blue) and P. pauliani (green)