Triaenops menamena
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Rhinonycteridae
Genus: Triaenops
Species: Triaenops menamena
Name
[edit]Triaenops menamena Goodman & Ranivo, 2009: 54
- Holotype: FMNH 178563, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull removed, collected by J. Ranivo and F. Ratrimomanarivo on 25 September 2003.
- Type locality: “Madagascar, Province de Mahajanga, Réserve Naturelle Intégrale [Parc National] de Namoroka, Grotte d’Ampidiranamhaja, 4 km SSW Namoroka village, 16°25.957′ S, 45°17.180′ E, 120 m above sea level”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Goodman, S.M. & Ranivo, J. 2009. The geographical origin of the type specimens of Triaenops rufus and T. humbloti (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) reputed to be from Madagascar and the description of a replacement species name. Mammalia 73(1): 47–55. DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2009.011
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Monadjem, A., Razafimanahaka, J., Ranivo, J., Kofoky, A., Hutson, A.M., Cardiff, S.G., Andriafidison, D., Goodman, S., Jenkins, R.K.B., Racey, P.A. & Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. 2017. IUCN: Triaenops menamena (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T40026A22065029. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T40026A22065029.en. Accessed on 11 August 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Rufous Trident Bat