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

  1. Animaldiversity.umich.edu
  2. 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

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