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Arabian trident bat
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	Asellia
Species:	A. arabica
Binomial name
	Asellia arabica; Benda, Vallo, & Reiter, 2011
	Range map

The Arabian trident bat (Asellia arabica) is a species of Old World leaf-nosed bat found in the Middle East.^[1]

Taxonomy and etymology

The Arabian trident bat was described as a new species in 2011. It was distinguished as a result of a taxonomic split in the trident bat, A. tridens. The holotype was collected in 2005 in the Al Mahrah Governorate of Yemen. Its species name "arabica" is derived from the Arabian Peninsula where it is found.^[2]

Description

Its forearm length is approximately 46.5 mm (1.83 in). The fur of its back is beige or a pale, brownish-gray. The fur may have a yellowish or faint rusty tint. Its belly fur is paler than its back fur. Its flight membranes are also a pale, brownish-gray.^[2]

Range and status

It is found in the Middle East, with documented occurrence in southwestern Oman and southeastern Yemen.^[1] As of 2017, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN. There is no estimate of its population size.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Benda, P. (2017). "Asellia arabica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T80222726A95642180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T80222726A95642180.en.
^ ^a ^b Benda, Petr; Vallo, Peter; Reiter, Antonín (2011). "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Asellia(Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with a Description of a New Species from Southern Arabia". Acta Chiropterologica. 13 (2): 245–270. doi:10.3161/150811011X624749. S2CID 85086372.