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Trident bat
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<p>The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (<i>Asellia tridens</i>) is a species of <a href="/facts/Bat/CJudzNt1">bat</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Hipposideridae/5sEPXdyM">Hipposideridae</a>. It is widely distributed in the West, South and Central Asia, and North, East, and Central Africa. Its natural habitats are <a href="/facts/Subtropical/gK0KyFUD">subtropical</a> or tropical <a href="/facts/Dry_forest/o88ufPT5">dry forests</a>, dry <a href="/facts/Savanna/M0tPdd1l">savanna</a>, subtropical or tropical dry <a href="/facts/Shrubland/TuWUtSYv">shrubland</a>, caves and hot deserts. </p>