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title: "Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat"
description: "Asellia tridens — Mammals. The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/geoffroy-s-trident-leaf-nosed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

> Asellia tridens — Mammals. The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae.

- Scientific name: *Asellia tridens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 68
- Wikidata: [Q305213](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305213)
- iNaturalist taxon: [183176](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/183176)

## Names

- en: Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
- de: Geoffroys Dreizackblattnase
- es: Murciélago Nariz de Tridente
- fr: Trident du désert
- nl: Drietandbladneusvleermuis
- pl: Grzebieniec palmowy

## Countries with the most observations

MA (24), EG (9), DZ (8), PS (3)

## Summary

The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is widely distributed in the West, South and Central Asia, and North, East, and Central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_bat

## Photo

![Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/geoffroy-s-trident-leaf-nosed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Description de l’Egypte, Book 34 (1826), Volume I - Planches : Histoire Naturelle. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asellia_tridens.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/geoffroy-s-trident-leaf-nosed-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).