Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed BatPatrizi’s trident leaf-nosed bat is a small bat from the Afar Desert and adjacent areas. A taxonomic revision distinguished it from related species by its smaller size and skull features.What does it look like?Specimens from Ethiopia and Eritrea are very small among Asellia bats. The comparison identifies a relatively large braincase and tympanic bullae as distinguishing skull features.How does it live?Patrizi’s trident leaf-nosed bat is a small bat from the Afar Desert and adjacent areas. A taxonomic revision distinguished it from related species by its smaller size and skull features.The 2011 study describes it from the Afar Desert and nearby arid areas. The paper gives little detail about roosts or food.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.