Dong Bac Trident Roundleaf Bat

Aselliscus dongbacanus

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Hipposideridae
Genus: Aselliscus
IUCN status: NT
Distribution: Vietnam
Realm: Indomalaya

Other names: Dong Bac Trident Leaf-nosed Bat|Large Trident Bat|Dong Bac Trident Bat

About this species

Range: North-eastern Vietnam

Dong Bac's trident bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae, found in north-eastern Vietnam. Its type locality is Na Phong cave in Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province. It is estimated to have diverged from Stoliczka's trident bat during the late Miocene (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information, so this entry is limited to identification, type locality and range.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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