The Somalian Trident Roundleaf Bat has a short muzzle and a noseleaf with three rear projections. It lives in dry lowland scrub and rests in caves during the day.
HMW describes a short muzzle, a large noseleaf with three triangular projections at its rear edge, a pale brown-gray back, and a paler underside.
It is recorded in low-lying arid and semi-desert scrub and roosts in caves by day. HMW describes groups usually numbering dozens, while one Socotra cave held about 1,000 bats.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.