Triaenops persicus Dobson 1871

Triaenops persicus Dobson 1871, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 40: 455.

Type Locality: Iran, Shiraz, 4,750 ft. (1,448 m).

Vernacular Names: Persian Trident Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Triaenops persicus subsp. persicus Dobson 1871

Subspecies Triaenops persicus subsp. afer Peters 1876

Subspecies Triaenops persicus subsp. majusculus Aellen and Brosset 1968

Distribution: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Yemen, Oman, Republic of Congo, Iran, Pakistan.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Hayman and Hill (1971) and Hill (1982) for discussion of contents. Does not include rufus; see Peterson et al. (1995). It is possible that majusculus represents a distinct species; see Cotterill (2001 a). Reviewed in part by DeBlase (1980), Harrison and Bates (1991), and Bates and Harrison (1997). See Taylor (2000 a) for distribution map.