Peterson's free-tailed bat

Peterson's free-tailed bat
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Molossidae
Genus:	Mops
Species:	M. petersoni
Binomial name
	Tadarida petersoni; (El Rayah, 1981)
Synonyms
	Mops petersoni

The Peterson's free-tailed bat (Tadarida petersoni)^[1] is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

^ 2012.2 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 October 2012.

Sources

Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Cotterill, F.W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Mops petersoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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[1] 2012.2 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 October 2012.

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