Triaenops

<i>Triaenops</i>

Triaenops

Genus of bats

Triaenops is a genus of bat in the family Rhinonycteridae. It is classified in the tribe Triaenopini, along with the closely related genus Paratriaenops and perhaps the poorly known Cloeotis.[1] The species of Paratriaenops, which occur on Madagascar and the Seychelles, were placed in Triaenops until 2009. Triaenops currently contains the following species:[2]

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Another species, Triaenops goodmani, was described from subfossil material on Madagascar in 2007, before Paratriaenops was split off, but was not considered in the revision that split the genus.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Benda and Vallo, 2009, p. 33
  2. [2]
    Benda and Vallo, 2009, p. 2
  3. [3]
    Samonds, 2007; Benda and Vallo, 2009

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