Peters's flat-headed bat
| Peters's flat-headed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Platymops Thomas, 1906 |
| Species: | 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 the monotypic genus Platymops.[1] It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South 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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