- Peters's Flat-headed Bat
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Peters's Flat-headed Bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae Genus: Platymops
Thomas, 1906Species: P. setiger Binomial name Platymops setiger
(Peters, 1878)Synonyms Mormopterus setiger Peters, 1878
Peters's Flat-headed Bat (Platymops setiger) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, and belongs to the monotypic genus Platymops.[1] It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.[2]
References
- ^ Animaldiversity.umich.edu
- ^ Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Cotterill, F.W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Platymops setiger. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Further reading
- Simmons, N. B. Order Chiroptera. In: Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (Eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. v. 1, p. 312-529.
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