Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 365 379 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Triaenops auritus Grandidier 1912 Triaenops auritus Grandidier 1912 , Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, 18: 8 . Type Locality: Madagascar , near Diégo-Suarez (= Antsiranana ). Vernacular Names: Grandidier's Trident Bat . Distribution: Known only from the type locality. Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Data Deficient. Discussion: Known only from the holotype . Often included in furculus (e.g., Hayman and Hill, 1971 ; Koopman, 1993 , 1994 ), but see Peterson et al. (1995) . Originally spelled aurita but emended to auritus by Peterson et al. (1995) , presumably to agree in gender with the generic epithet.