Peters's flat-headed bat
Peters's flat-headed bat (Platymops setiger) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae and the monotypic genus Platymops.[2] It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.[1]
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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 | |
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Mormopterus setiger Peters, 1878 | |
References
- Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Cotterill, F. (2017). "Platymops setiger". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44692A22074935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44692A22074935.en.
- Animaldiversity.umich.edu
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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