Stoliczka's trident bat
{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Stoliczka's trident bat.png
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Aselliscus
| species = stoliczkanus
| authority = (Dobson, 1871){{cite mdd|id=1004561|title=Aselliscus stoliczkanus}}
| synonyms = {{species list
| Asellia stoliczkanus | Dobson, 1871
| Phyllorhina stoliczkanus| Dobson, 1871
| Phyllorhina trifida | Peters, 1871
| Triaenops wheeleri | Osgood, 1932}}
| range_map = Stoliczka's Trident Bat area.png
| range_map_caption = Stoliczka's trident bat range
}}
Stoliczka's trident bat (Aselliscus stoliczkanus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Stoliczka's trident bat was described as a new species in 1871 by George Edward Dobson. The holotype had been collected by Ferdinand Stoliczka on Penang Island, Malaysia. Dobson placed it in the genus Asellia, with a scientific name of Asellia stoliczkanus.{{cite journal|title=On some new species of Malayan bats from the collection of Dr. Stoliczka| journal=Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal| year=1871| last=Dobson| first=G. E.| volume=1871| pages=105–106| url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12393483}} In 1952, Colin Campbell Sanborn published a revision of the species, in which he considered multiple other names as synonymous, including Phyllorhina trifida and Triaenops wheeleri. Additionally, he revised its genus, moving it from Asellia to Aselliscus.{{cite journal|title=The Status of "Trianops wheeleri" Osgood| last=Sanborn| first=Colin Campbell| year=1952| url=https://archive.org/details/MiscellaneaN97/mode/2up| volume=52| journal=Natural History Miscellanea| publisher=Chicago Academy of Sciences)}}
Description
Stoliczka's trident bat is a small bat with a head and body length of {{cvt|40-50|mm|in}}, a forearm length of {{cvt|39-44|mm|in}}, and a tail length of {{cvt|30-40|mm|in}}. The hairs on its back are bicolored, with the bases nearly white and the tips brown. The fur on the belly is paler in color. Its nose-leaf has three points on the upper edge, with two smaller leaflets on each side.{{cite book | title=A Guide to the Mammals of China | publisher=Princeton University Press | editor1-first=Andrew T.|editor1-last= Smith| editor2-first= Yan| editor2-last= Xie| editor3-first= Robert S.| editor3-last= Hoffmann| editor4-first= Darrin| editor4-last= Lunde| editor5-first= John| editor5-last= MacKinnon| editor6-first= Don E.| editor6-last= Wilson| editor7-first= W. Chris| editor7-last= Wozencraft| year=2010 | page=345 | isbn=9781400834112|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ka-9f68nPT4C&dq=Aselliscus+stoliczkanus&pg=PA345}}
Range and habitat
Stoliczka's trident bat has a wide range in Asia, and can be found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is found at a range of elevations from {{cvt|20-2100|m|ft}} above sea level. It is found in lowland subtropical and tropical forests.
References
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{{Hipposideridae}}
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Category:Mammals described in 1871
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot