NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dong Bac Trident Bat
Aselliscus dongbacanus Vuong, Csorba, Görföl, Arai, N. T. Son, H. T. Thanh & Hasanin, 2015
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Dong Bac's Trident Bat (Aselliscus dongbacanus) in Bắc Kạn, Vietnam. Photo by iNaturalist user "spacegecko". Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260221129
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Open encyclopedia reference
Dong Bac's trident bat (Aselliscus dongbacanus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in northeastern Vietnam. Its type locality is Na Phong cave, Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam.
Aselliscus dongbacanus is estimated to have diverged from Aselliscus stoliczkanus during the late Miocene.
Wikipedia contributors, Dong Bac's trident bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:28:17.353877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aselliscus dongbacanus Vuong, Csorba, Görföl, Arai, N. T. Son, H. T. Thanh & Hasanin, 2015
- Name authority
- Vuong, Csorba, Görföl, Arai, N. T. Son, H. T. Thanh & Hasanin, 2015
- Common name
- Dong Bac Trident Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Genus
- Aselliscus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYinpterochiroptera Springer, Teeling, Madsen, Stanhope & Jong, 2001
- superfamilyRhinolophoidea Gray, 1825
- familyHipposideridae Lydekker, 1891
- genusAselliscus Tate, 1941
- speciesAselliscus dongbacanus Vuong, Csorba, Görföl, Arai, N. T. Son, H. T. Thanh & Hasanin, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aselliscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Temminck's Asian Trident BatAselliscus tricuspidatus (Temminck, 1835) | HipposideridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1141272 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5TJFP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.