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Peters's flat-headed bat

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Peters's flat-headed bat
Scientific classification
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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.[2] It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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.